Amid a new inquest into the Deepcut army recruit abuse scandal, elite Royal Marine commandos charged with guarding Britain’s nuclear arsenal are accused of forcing up to 12 new recruits to take part in initiation rituals. The allegations come as the military’s reputation has been severely damaged by accusations of the rape and pimping of recruits by senior officers at the notorious Deepcut training depot in Surrey. The military was only recently forced to apologize over the ‘beasting ’ to death of an infantry soldier in 2006.
Royal Navy police are investigating the allegations that new recruits to the Scottish-based commando unit was made to carry out up to 100 press-ups while another Marine sat on their back. It is understood no one at the Faslane nuclear base was hurt.
Rear Admiral Christopher Parry said similar incidents had occurred in the past. The military recently outlawed any kind of initiation ceremonies.
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INC News, 19/01/2016 - source: ©RTNews
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