Originally Posted by
charliegolf
Even in the 70s, when wokeness wasn't even a twinkle in political correctness's eye, a DI would approach a male recruit and say, "Bloggs, I am about to touch you to adjust your hat/belt/tie." Expletives were no longer (officially) allowed as encouragement. Forty years on, if a man (usually) can't or won't work out that the 'show-us-yer-tits, I'd give you one Darlin', mine's milk and 2' approach is sexist and unwanted harassment; let alone climbing into a woman's window or groping someone, then it really doesn't take a 2* to make a decision to bin them. Further, if a J/SNCO can be shown to have 'not acted' when this happens, out they go too.
CG
Well that certainly was not the case at swinderby in 1972! Expletives happened to non white recruits on my entry and I never heard any D I ask permission before touching recruits.