. >>> we turn now to susan burke who is an attorney that has worked extensively with survivors of sexual assault. i wonder if you can talk to us a little bit about what you've experienced and heard from survivors as they've come to you as they try to help you. >> it's hard, because we started to hear about women coming forward. why is it so much more difficult for men? >> what we have found and in the people i represent i do have many male survivors as clients. what they tell me is that the difficulty, the hurdles they have to overcome in order to report are tremendous. we as a society really want to close our eyes to the fact that there's a significant amount of rape of males in the military. for men, who are raised with this -- in this military culture, it's like such a shame, such a blow to have to come forward and report that you've been victimized. so as hard as it is for the women, it's even harder for the men to come forward and report. >> there are certainly environments within the military that might restrict. for example, we talk about don't ask don't tell and policies that hav