Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) criticized the Pentagon for expressing opposition to her bill aimed at lowering the number of sexual assault cases in the U.S. military.

The bill, the Stop Our Sexual Assault in the Military Act, would require monthly self-defense training for active service members, Fox News reported. The Department of Defense revealed in April there were over 8,900 sexual assault reports in the military for fiscal 2022 — an increase of 76 reports from the previous year.

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"The DOD’s response to my office says all you need to know about the state of our military right now,” Luna told Fox News. “It seems that the DOD prioritizes 'wokeness' and imaginary solutions over equipping our service members with the right training to defend themselves and become a stronger fighting force for our country.”

Luna said the Pentagon shared a statement with her office saying it won’t support her bill because the self-defense classes “could re-traumatize many victims of sexual assault” and “would train potential or alleged perpetrators how to counter victim tactics.”

The Pentagon also said the training would fail to improve the treatment of sexual assault victims and would prevent service members from fostering “healthy relationships” while on duty.

"The U.S. military continues to report extraordinarily high rates of sexual assault against active-duty service members, making clear this problem is not being addressed by whatever tactics the DOD currently swears by," Luna said.

"This is really one of the most absurd things I’ve seen, and as a veteran, it is highly disturbing that the DOD would shun plain common sense: Our men and women in uniform should be equipped to defend themselves against attack, and opposing the use of self-defense and combat training does not set them up for success," she added. Luna called the DOD the “Department of the Offended.”

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Luna introduced the bill in March alongside Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) and 14 Republican lawmakers. The House Committee on Armed Services has not yet voted on its passage.

The Washington Examiner contacted the Pentagon and received the following statement from a spokesperson: “It would be inappropriate to comment on pending legislation.”