Posted on 09/19/2008 9:08:40 PM PDT by Stoat
Undercover ... Russell Sharp in training
BBC/Kent News and Pics
Russell Sharp, 25, did 15 weeks before lying so he could quit on “compassionate” grounds.
And last night after furious top brass found out who he was they threatened to haul him back to complete his training — and send him into action.
Senior officers hit the roof because Sharp, whose TV film Undercover Soldier was screened on Thursday, had only a week left of the 16-week course at Catterick, North Yorks, when he said his “girlfriend” was expecting.
She turned out to be a fellow undercover Beeb reporter who was NOT pregnant.
One of the officers demanding Sharp be held to the four-year stint he signed up for stormed: “It cost £19,000 to train him and now we are one soldier down. It would teach him a lesson.”
Sharp’s programme did not show any filmed evidence of ill-treatment, though he claimed to have witnessed it.
The MoD refused to comment but a senior source confirmed: “The Army could bring Private Sharp back to finish his training. We could even consider options to deploy him to Iraq or Afghanistan.”
No way! He would just endanger every soldier in his unit. Punish his ass to the full extent of the law AFTER he serves his 4 year stint in the crappiest non combat roll available.
Oh and garnish his wages to pay back every penny for all of his training!
From the Sun article:
"One of the officers demanding Sharp be held to the four-year stint he signed up for....."
Someone needs to man those watchtowers in the Falklands in case Argentina gets uppity again.
And obviously neither was done well.
I’ll show him bullying. He needs to go through a good ole US Cavalry “Spur Walk”.
Don’t the Brits have some kind of a station in Antartica that neeads a night guard/janitor ? Sounds like a posh assigment where he can report on the mating habits of penguins.
you got that right.
Military training and discipline seems harsh sometimes to us civiliians, but the discipline they develop may well save their lives in dangerous situations.
He won't be a liability to real soldiers if he is manning the top over a mountain overlooking Pakistan. If he is still there is 3 months he can have some R&R.AWB
Bulling in boot camp … never happen. To make men out of boys might take some persuasion, but bulling, never /s
Would you want him deployed with you or your kid?
I would think that he should get court martialed and do time for the criminal offense of signing false documents, whatever he did for the ‘compassionate’ discharge.
I disagree. I’d require him to serve his full term, but treat him as any other soldier. I’d bet he’d come out after 4 years with an entirely different attitude.
BTW, I believe lying about such things to get out of military service is a crime in the US, perjury or some such. Isn’t that the case in UK?
Presumably he also lied on his application.
Well then, at least the guy almost made it through boot camp…
Conspiracy to defraud the government for the “girlfriend”, too. They owe the military £19,000.
“Like cleaning the latrines in Afganistan...”
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Don’t they use “squat” toilets there?
LOL.
Sorry, even this civilian sees the righteousness.
RAMER: Come on, Jerry, this is a security issue! (Elaine laughs) Boy, you wouldn’t last a DAY in the Army.
JERRY: (walking towards door with Elaine) How long did you last? (opens door)
KRAMER: Well, that’s classified.
Send the bloke out in front........waaaayyyy out in front.....to search for IEDs.........in his knickers.....or, his preggers “girlfriend’s” knickers.
I hope they put him on a one man mine sweeping team.
The Falkland or South Georgia Islands would be a good start.
Most people would call this the ass end of nowhere.
Of course BAS Rothera might be even worse.
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