The Few, The Proud, The Naked

This man's army, indeed.

THE News of the World exposes the bullying culture of Britain's elite armed forces with a secret video documenting a sickening catalogue of abuse.

Secret video . . . of royal marines . . . wrestling naked . . .

I realize this is a serious story, but as a gay man, it is simply distracting when they throw in details such as:

He ordered them to take their clothes off and run round the field giving each other naked piggy backs.

Is this article a warning or a recruitment video for people like me?

h/t Oh la la Paris

Comments

[AGJ]

A bit fuzzy, but distracting nonetheless... I didn't see anything too out of the ordinary until the NCO in surgeon's garb knocked out the recruit at the end of the vid with a sucker kick to the face. The article says he is being disciplined, which is appropriate. There is always some level of these kinds of military initiations and though the nudity probably shouldn't be allowed it is harmless in and of itself. However, the other items listed in the article do go beyond the pale and those involved need to be punished severely.