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A Royal Marine has claimed he was 'arrested' and 'treated like a terrorist' after complaining about women serving in the elite naval unit.
In a highly unusual move John Carr - who MailOnline understands is serving in 43 Commando protecting Britain's nuclear submarines and Trident missiles in Scotland - took to social media to air his concerns.
The Faslane-based Marine feared top brass in the elite strike force were potentially lowering fitness standards for female recruits seeking to earn a coveted green beret.
Mr Carr claimed lives could be at risk should Britain go to war with female marines serving in front-line units.
He also said up to 1,000 of his fellow Marines had signed a private petition calling on military bosses to tackle so-called diversity, equality and inclusion policies which were in danger of creating a 'weakened and compromised version of the corps'.
His comments have been heavily rebuked by both the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and veterans minister Al Carns, who have insisted there has been no lowering of standards for recruits seeking to become a commando.
Defence sources added no females have yet reached the standard to pass the arduous 32-week course to become a Royal Marine, since the ban on women serving in the unit was lifted more than six years ago.
And that so far, only seven have passed the shorter, nine-week All Arms Commando course, with those who earned their green beret going into support roles, not direct front-line combat positions, MailOnline understands.
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A Royal Marine has claimed he was 'arrested' and 'treated like a terrorist' after complaining about women serving in the elite naval unit.
In a highly unusual move John Carr - who MailOnline understands is serving in 43 Commando protecting Britain's nuclear submarines and Trident missiles in Scotland - took to social media to air his concerns.
The Faslane-based Marine feared top brass in the elite strike force were potentially lowering fitness standards for female recruits seeking to earn a coveted green beret.
Mr Carr claimed lives could be at risk should Britain go to war with female marines serving in front-line units.
He also said up to 1,000 of his fellow Marines had signed a private petition calling on military bosses to tackle so-called diversity, equality and inclusion policies which were in danger of creating a 'weakened and compromised version of the corps'.
His comments have been heavily rebuked by both the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and veterans minister Al Carns, who have insisted there has been no lowering of standards for recruits seeking to become a commando.
Defence sources added no females have yet reached the standard to pass the arduous 32-week course to become a Royal Marine, since the ban on women serving in the unit was lifted more than six years ago.
And that so far, only seven have passed the shorter, nine-week All Arms Commando course, with those who earned their green beret going into support roles, not direct front-line combat positions, MailOnline understands.
Marine who moaned about female recruit was 'treated like terrorist'
In a highly unusual move the man - who MailOnline understands is serving in 43 Commando protecting Britain's nuclear submarines in Scotland - took to social media to air his concerns.
