Edited sentence: "Some in Congress want to remove the victim's commander from decision-making in sexual assault cases, but critics say that could negatively affect unit cohesion and combat readiness,” and instead maintain that "commanders should retain such authority but that their decisions about whether to prosecute such cases should be reviewed by superior officers".A popular idea currently is to revamp traditional military justice systems so as to provide victims with outside, unbiased judgment and aid.Also, there is a common misconception that a commander's influence is always detrimental to the prevention and handling of sexual assault within the military.As one prominent military official stated, "I believe maintaining the central role of the commander in our military justice system is absolutely critical," and that "legislation … is absolutely the wrong direction to go" if we want to keep our forces strong and united".However, how to go about fixing this problem is, as of yet, unknown.Legislators and military officials will have to continue act on what they find to be most effective.Many military leaders believe that keeping the traditional role of commanders in the process of investigating and prosecuting sexual assault is integral to military success, and that the current system "enables a highly disciplined force … and improves the safety of our airmen" and troops in all branches of the military.Many people outside of the military may not understand this view, but that is because they do not realize that "command influence is as old as command and strikes at its very core: to influence the individuals and activities within one's command for a particular purpose".The argument can also be made that a problem so inherently tied to the culture and inner workings of the military can only be truly solved from within the military.The prevalence and detrimental nature of sexual assault within the military demands that the issue be addressed and, if at all possible, solved.The problem with this, though, is that no one knows if that will work, and what the repercussions of such a drastic change will be.The variety of opinions and the deep-rooted feelings that foster them indicate that there is no obvious solution, no one route to take to address sexual assault in the military.This is not true; in fact, "[t]he influence of a commander may be, and frequently is, exerted on the side of justice rather than injustice"