In an unprecedented intervention, Warrant Officer Class One Glenn Haughton said soldiers wanted to defend their nation ‘without fear of potential investigations in the years that follow’Britain's most senior soldier in the military has waded into the row over the witch-hunt of veterans by saying troops deserved protection from ‘harassment’. In an unprecedented intervention, Warrant Officer Class One Glenn Haughton said soldiers wanted to defend their nation ‘without fear of potential investigations in the years that follow’. Sgt Maj Haughton, the most senior non-officer across defence, made the comments in a speech at the Royal United Service’s Institute (Rusi). ‘The one thing we do expect is protection from harassment and to have a fair deal from the society we are sworn to serve. ‘It is impossible to explain what it is like to go away on operations or to war, I, have experienced both.’

Source: Daily Mail May 22, 2019 17:36 UTC