Over a scandalous sex tape, the new commander dropped an elite British unit from Balkans drills.
The elite Parachute Regiment, a British Army battalion, will not be deployed to NATO exercises in Bosnia or Kosovo. This means that the soldier who was assigned there won’t receive a medal nor extra pay. General Sir Patrick Sanders was the British Army’s new chief of staff and ordered the unusual action on Friday.
Sanders addressed a note to commanders and generals stating that he was not ready to participate in the operation. “risk the NATO mission or the reputation of the British army by deploying 3 Para at this time,”This refers to the 3rd Battalion. It was to have participated in 10 days of annual maneuvers in Balkans. The troops were awarded a medal, and extra pay.
The month will be used instead by paras with the 3rd Battalion “reflect on where they have fallen short of what we all expect of our army,”Sanders sent the following letter to The Times. The army’s operations are “founded on trust and confidence and we must hold ourselves to the highest standards,”He added.
An audio recording of a female having sex in Colchester with eight soldiers from the 16th Air Assault Brigade was released earlier this month. Dozens of soldiers watched the action and cheered it on. According to Royal Military Police, this woman is a civilian that had been smuggled into the base approximately 30 times during the previous five months.
They were recorded “pretty graphic in detail,”According to a source in the military, the Times was shown sexual acts in various areas within the barracks. Sanders stated that while the RMP confirmed the orgy as consensual and said so, the activity could have been seen to be illegal. “denigrate women”And called it “unacceptable, corrosive and detrimental to the army’s reputation.”
There are many instances of sex tape, and a few examples. “unprofessional behavior”Sanders stated that the unit was captured by the same battalion as other paratroopers in North Macedonia during an exercise there in May. “not demonstrating the levels of discipline and respect for others expected”British Military.
Sanders’s decision comes less than a week after he took over the job from General Sir Mark Carleton-Smith. Sanders was formerly the head of Strategic Command. “narrowly”The opportunity to oversee the whole British army was lost. The post was taken over by Admiral Sir Tony Radakin in November.
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