General Sir Nick Carter of Armed Forces has come out in defense of his comments about “laddish culture” and said he requires people who can win on battlefields.
After giving evidence to the Commons Defence Committee, the army chief was under attack. He admitted that the forces promoted a ‘laddish’ culture.
After Defence Secretary Ben Wallace called senior commanders to the Army Board for an open and honest discussion about the treatment of women within the military, he made his appearance.
General Sir Nick Carter, head of the Armed Forces has defend his comment about a ‘laddish’ culture. He says that he requires ‘people who can win on the battlefields’.
Carter stated in a today published interview that Carter was trying to convey the following: “The culture we have to cultivate people capable of engaging with their enemies at close quarters is essential.
‘We need to recognise that we’re going to try and establish people who are good at winning on battlefields, OK?’
‘That doesn’t mean that they have to behave in an unacceptable or reprehensible way, or allow laddishism to get out of control,’ he told the Times.
Then he said that while he does not personally identify himself as a “he/him”, but did not ‘necessarily disagree with it.
He also said that it was difficult to be a public figure in the world of modern media and conceded that military’s leaders have failed as they didn’t get behind eradicating ‘unacceptable behaviour that encourages a lack of respect for the other members of the team’.
This week, after giving evidence before the Commons Defence Committee (above), where he admitted that the forces had encouraged a “laddish culture”, the army chief faced criticism.
Carter will stand down at the close of the month to be questioned by defense sub-committee about the recent defence sub-committee report that found that 58% of women in the military and 68% among female veterans experienced harassment, bullying or discrimination throughout their career.
He stated that the problem must be dealt with while keeping the fighting spirit in the service.
According to him, Defence Committee MPs should be aware that our troops must come close and personal when dealing with their enemy.
The only thing you can do to make them equal is to attempt to find the square root of both outputs.
The first thing is to make sure that people building teams understand the importance of diversity and inclusion. Women and ethnic minorities are also a part of this equation.
“There must be fundamental cultural changes. This can be achieved by the chiefs and staff committee.
“The secret is to make sure that people understand what you are saying and how to cascade this level of commitment through the ranks of the command chain.
“How do we fix it? I feel we know, but it is going to take a lot of effort.
British General Staff also claimed that it’s too early for the Nato Alliance to be defeated in Afghanistan.
The head of the British armed forces also said it is too early to say the Nato alliance suffered a defeat in Afghanistan.
In evidence before the Commons Defence committee, General Sir Nick Carter stated that the Taliban authorities in Afghanistan who took control after August’s collapse of the Afghan government were quite different from the Taliban government.
According to their ruling, he stated that Afghanistan might become more inclusive than it would have otherwise been.
He declared that the “Taliban 2.0” was different. While there are many people in Taliban 2.0 that would prefer to lead in a modern manner, they have a tendency to become divided as individuals, just like political entities.
“If less restrictive elements gain control of Afghanistan, I don’t think it is unreasonable to assume that Afghanistan in the five years ahead will be more inclusive than before.
“It is premature to declare defeat.” This victory must be measured by the results, not some military show.
British forces were never defeated on the battlefield in Afghanistan, the head of the UK’s armed forces said.