Daily Telegraph joins in....I can see where the RAF Sergeant is coming from, but I think her concerns may be misplaced...She seems to think that the rules against sexual abuse will be lifted, but to me, that is certainly not the case.
Women in the Armed Forces have been made to feel “unsafe” in the wake of the Defence Secretary’s comments over the diversity row engulfing the military.
Grant Shapps warned a “woke” and “extremist culture” had infiltrated the British Army after it was revealed the military was considering ways to relax checks to promote ethnic diversity among officers.
The Telegraph understands Mr Shapps spoke with Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, the Chief of the Defence Staff, on Monday to discuss how to conduct a review of ethnicity, diversity and inclusivity policies within the Ministry of Defence. However, serving female personnel and military charities have said Mr Shapps’s response was “dangerous”, while others said they felt they would have little choice but to leave the Armed Forces if such a hard approach was adopted.
One Sergeant serving with the RAF told The Telegraph: “I think it’s really dangerous that he thinks it OK to make such flippant remarks without quantifying them.
“The military had only just started to make progress in moving away from being an old boys club and it feels that as soon as that has happened people from that generation are now afraid to embrace the changes.”
She added: “I fear if his comments are left unchallenged, the retaliation from people within the ranks to prove and regain the masculine bravado that is associated with being a soldier will be devastating to the progress we have made in making the military safer and actually a place where women belong.
“All the good work that was done to challenge unacceptable behaviours will be not only lost, but there will be a spike in the culture we have worked so hard to eradicate.”
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/202...-grant-shapps/