Was this sort of thing still common in the RAF at the turn of the millennium?
Or was it an aberration at an outpost with weak supervision and leadership?
Did RAF officers partake in similar hazing ŕ la Tailhook?
The timing of this 2001 RAF Mount Alice revelation seems to coincide with the victim's performance of a play at the 'Underbelly Edinburgh Fringe Festival' whatever that is.
Shocking pictures show female RAF recruit hurled around by naked servicemen in 'initiation ritual'
Rebecca Crookshank was just 21 when she arrived in the Falkland Islands but says it wasn't long before sexual harassment became simply a matter of routine
By Amy Sharpe 22:39, 29 JUL 2017
A woman recruit is hurled around by naked servicemen in a shocking “initiation ceremony”.
One man – with just rubber gloves on his head and genitals – presses Rebecca Crookshank against him as a mate assists.
In a second picture she is held in a crude sexual position.
Rebecca, then just 21, was the only female among 28 RAF recruits and says sexual harassment became simply a matter of routine.
It comes after an investigation reveals military police launched at least 113 probes into claims of rape, sexual assault and harassment last year, according to the Ministry of Defence.
The particular bullying happened at RAF Mount Alice in the Falklands, where she was posted for four weeks in 2001. When she was flown in by helicopter she was greeted by a row of men, buttocks exposed.
Rebecca, now 36, said: “It was the beginning of a dark time.
Pictures in the Mirror article here:
Shocking pictures show female RAF recruit hurled around by naked servicemen in 'initiation ritual' - Mirror Online