A British Royal Navy submarine captain was dismissed after filming a sex video while commanding a nuclear-armed vessel, sparking yet another scandal for the already embattled Navy. The officer, who had been entrusted with a Vanguard-class submarine equipped with Trident Two nuclear missiles, was shown the door when senior officials got hold of the explicit footage, as reported by The Sun.
The captain, who once met Princess Anne and had been honored as an OBE for classified operations, shared the video with a junior sailor aboard the same submarine. Crew members alleged that the two were involved in an inappropriate relationship while the £4 billion submarine was on active duty. However, the Royal Navy insisted that their investigation did not focus on any on-board sexual activities. Instead, the officer was reprimanded for distributing X-rated selfies and was swiftly suspended before being terminated under the Navy's strict zero-tolerance policy regarding unacceptable sexual conduct.
This incident comes at a time when the Royal Navy is grappling with a critical shortage of submarine personnel, adding more strain to its ranks. The disgraced captain had previously completed the notoriously tough Perisher course, earning him command of a nuclear-powered submarine. He was among the youngest officers to lead a hunter-killer submarine before taking command of the Vanguard-class "bomber boat."
The Navy currently operates four nuclear-armed submarines, with one always on standby to defend Britain in the event of a nuclear attack. Unfortunately, this isn't the first time the Navy has been rocked by such scandals. In another incident, a submarine captain was accused of placing his private parts in the pocket of a female sub-lieutenant. Back in 2017, another captain and his deputy faced allegations of having affairs with two junior female officers on board HMS Vigilant.
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The Royal Navy made it clear that they take all forms of misconduct seriously. All forms of unacceptable behaviour are taken extremely seriously and anything which falls short of the highest standards will not be tolerated," a spokesperson said. "Anyone who is found culpable will be held accountable for their actions, regardless of their rank or status.”
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Can “Somebody” tell me why the WOKEIST “Navy in the World” somehow now punishes the very conduct it “Insists on” ?? Hypocrites !
The Brits are not alone and Wokeism is not restricted to the Navies – You don’t have to be a “Rocket Scientist” to work out why the “Woke Militaries of the West” are suffering from a recruiting problem – “The Enemy” is already “Within” and everyone apart from our clueless politicians knows it !!!