Soldiers court-martialed for protest against captain and colour sergeant
After completing a 16-mile march, the group found the pair allegedly sleeping off hangovers instead of greeting them
A group of 16 soldiers has been court-martialed for taking part in a sit-down protest during a parade after what they saw as poor management by a captain and colour sergeant.
The group were angry after completing a 16-mile march in full kit across the Brecon Beacons in south Wales to find the pair allegedly sleeping off hangovers instead of greeting them, it was claimed. The men, veterans of Afghanistan, were also angry when a colleague was punished for returning to base three hours late.
While in Kenya, the men took part in the sit-down protest. At the court martial in Bulford, Wiltshire, the men admitted disobeying an order to stand up.
Clive Whittam, prosecuting, said: “The platoon was said to have worked well in Afghanistan. There was said to have been a perception that they had got a little too big for their boots.”
Jonathan Lynch, defending, said: “I want to make it clear this is not a case of inflated egos but a case of mismanagement.”
