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Chief says forces are safe places for women to serve
Bristol Post
|November 10, 2025
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THE chief of Britain’s armed forces has said he is “confident” they are “a safe place for women to serve”.
The mother of soldier Jaysley Beck, 19, who took her own life in her barracks after she was sexually assaulted by a sergeant, has said young women should not join the Army because the armed forces have not done enough to protect recruits.
Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton, the new Chief of Defence Staff, said what happened to Ms Beck was “criminal and she was let down, and that’s why the Army has apologised”.
This story is from the November 10, 2025 edition of Bristol Post.
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