A lieutenant colonel is facing dismissal after becoming the most senior Army officer known to have failed a drugs test, the Daily Mail can reveal. The vast majority of troops who fail Compulsory Drugs Tests (CDTs) are young private soldiers, lance corporals and corporals, the Army's three lowest ranks. If officers suspect they have taken drugs, tests are arranged as quickly as possible, reducing their chance to flush the narcotics out of their system by drinking water. For any officer to be caught taking an illegal substance is rare but it is unheard of for a lieutenant colonel who has served in the Armed Forces for decades to fail a drugs test. They failed drugs tests at their base.

Source: Daily Mail July 09, 2021 21:02 UTC