Two years ago, the military began to seriously address its sexual assault problem. But how it did so, according to Army Staff Sgt. Alexander VanArsdall, was almost comically misguided.

VanArsdall, speaking to the Military Times, said the initial response to counteracting the problem was to require troops to attend more sexual assault awareness training. At first, the sessions were required twice a year; then the number was increased to four times a year; then to every month, and finally to every week.