THE armed forces have an “unacceptable level of inappropriate behaviour” among troops and a “sub-optimal system for dealing with it when it does occur,” a new report has found.
Air Marshal Michael Wigston said the scale of sexual offences and bullying among troops was “bleak” and “damages the UK Armed Forces’ hard-won reputation.”
The senior Royal Air Force officer began work on the report in April after the news that six serving soldiers allegedly sexually assaulted a 17-year-old girl in her sleep.
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