British media: sexual harassment, bullying, discrimination against women ... The British Red Arrow Performance Team was exposed to the "biggest scandal"

According to the British Times, the British Red Arrow Flying Performance Team was suspected of being involved in the "biggest scandal" in the 60 -year history of the organization. His team members were charged with bullying, discriminating against women, personal attacks, sexual harassment and alcoholism.

Screenshot of the British "Times" report

It is reported that more than 40 people (some of them are newly served young women soldiers) provided 250 hours of evidence for a long -term investigation of the British Royal Air Force. It is said that the victims have been told for several months that if they dare to say it, they will be repatriated to home, or they will be kicked out of the Royal Air Force, and senior British officers have been known for protecting some people who are "unable to touch". "Cover the complaint."

The survey initiated by the British Air Force Mike Wigston in December last year should have been ended in May this year, but it is postponed. It is unclear when it will announce the results of the investigation.

British Red Arrow Flying Performance Team Source: British Media

It is reported that an internal sources who do not want to disclose the name (a member of the evidence) reveal the "culture" of this elite flight performance team she said. In this "culture", the new female soldier It is regarded as "fresh meat". She said, "Many women are currently in danger, because there are many 'toxic pockets' in the Air Force, but they have not adopted the urgency of action." Another sources assisting the investigation said that the Red Arrow Flying Performance Team The allegations are just "the corner of the iceberg".

Internal sources said that after the young recruits joined, the 130 -person performance team would start "entanglement" of it and "bombing" communication software information. The source said, "The girl who joined this squadron is basically regarded as a" fresh meat "... This is a toxic environment, all men who are in high positions. It is managed by white men who hate women."

In addition, the performance team was previously accused of tolerated serious alcoholism culture, including the pilot to drink on the day of the flight until the early morning -sometimes caused fighting. The source said that it still had alcohol residue when they were flying. Other flight performances, including the American Thunderbird Flight Performance Team and the Blue Angel Flight Performance Team, have commented on the drinking phenomenon of red arrow players.

The Times stated that another sources assisted by the investigation said that "Red Arrow members and people around them are considered to be unable to touch, which created a toxic culture and destroyed the team cohesion ... and eventually highlighted the" Poor leadership. "The source accused the British Air Force and the Ministry of Defense" procrastinating and confusing ", and added the issue of" just the tip of the iceberg "related to the red arrow.

It is understood that this survey has so far recorded at least 13 allegations, including discrimination against women, harassment, sexual harassment, personal attacks, sexual assault, bullying, coercion and indecent exposure. The officials who were accused of trying to conceal these allegations are still in office.

It is reported that a British Air Force spokesman responded that the allegations of the red arrow pilots flying under the state of drunkenness were basically not basically. The spokesman also said, "The British Air Force adopted a zero tolerance attitude towards unacceptable behavior. As long as it proves that there is improper behavior, it will take action. After the internal accused of unacceptable behavior, the British Air Force commissioned a thorough investigation . We will not make further comments on the individual cases of personnel mobilization. "(Edit: HHJ)

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