The Australian Defence Force is investigating into a Facebook group whose contents provides a disturbing insight into the soldier’s world.
ACB1′s 7.30 was given access to the site by a concerned member.
ABC TV reveals that the closed Facebook group has more than 1,000 former and serving members of the Royal Australian Regiment, and is extremely busy and acts as an online meeting place where racist, sexiest and abusive views are share.
The group contains images such as “This is a rag head free zone” and “All women are filthy lying whores.”
One comment below a picture of a drunken women says, “She looks a little ‘used’ to me.” Another member then replies, “Which woman isn’t.”
A former Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) cadet Naomi Brookes says the site’s content does not come as a surprise, because such views are commonplace within Defence.
Ms Brookes decided it was not the place for her after one year because she was disgusted with the way a friend who had been raped was treated by her peers.
One post posted after Defence Minister Stephen Smith announced that more women would go into combat read, “Let’s face it, the RAAF get the best-looking one, the Navy get second dibs, and the Army as usual get what’s left. Vote 1! Ugly chicks in every digger gunpit!!”
Army chief Lieutenant General David Morrison told ABC TV in a statement that the issues raised were “serious” and will be dealt with.
He said army headquarters was working to determine if any serving members were linked to the offensive comments posted on the Facebook page.
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