Female squaddies falling pregnant every weeks FORCES PROBE BOOT CAMP BUNK UPS

2 Sub’s secret mission blown by Facebook tag

WOMEN who join the armed forces are falling pregnant at a “baffling” rate during their basic training.

The Daily Star Sunday can reveal that 61 female recruits discovered they were due to give birth after attending boot camp.

The figures – which equate to one pregnancy every two weeks – have left forces top brass scratching their heads about what is going on in training camps.

Sex in war zones is frowned upon by military chiefs.

It is not off-limits during basic training. But female personnel are expected to complete the course without falling pregnant, according to sources.

Basic training is renowned for its toughness, and free time and leave is limited.

Last night a source said: “It’s amazing that some female recruits find the time to have sex.

“Boot camp is pretty challenging and most of the time recruits are exhausted. It’s baffling.

“Perhaps they are making the most of the few weekends of leave they get.”

Relationships between forces personnel are allowed, but are governed by strict rules.

During boot camp instructors must not form sexual relationships with recruits – those who do face disciplinary action.

New arrivals complete medical forms which include questions on whether women think they may be pregnant. Those who discover they A BUNGLING sailor left the Navy open to attack after posting pictures of their submarine on Facebook along with a geotag of where in the ocean it was hiding.

The blunder was one of a record tally of security breaches in the last year, with many triggered by staff posting military secrets on social media. The number of leaks logged by the Ministry of Defence is running at more than 10 every day and has more than doubled in the last three years.

But embarrassingly for MoD chiefs some of the most glaring are may be allowed to continue in exceptional circumstances.

All male and female recruits to the Army, Royal Navy or RAF have to complete basic training, which lasts between 10 and 14 weeks.

Although some male and female recruits train together, sleeping quarters are separate.

Figures obtained from a Freedom of Information request show that between 2014 and December 2016, 36 Army recruits, 15 RAF trainees and 10 Navy wannabes fell pregnant during basic training.

Two years ago it emerged that more than 200 servicewomen had been sent home from war zones after discovering they were pregnant.

Almost half – 99 – were evacuated from Afghanistan and 102 from Iraq under rules which ban mothers-to-be from serving on the front line. Most of the babies would have been conceived before the mother left the UK.

The Armed Forces do not have a “notouching” rule for personnel in war zones. But personnel are warned that the MoD disapproves of sexual relations between frontline troops. Those caught face a rebuke or more serious disciplinary action.

An MoD spokesman said: “As a modern employer the Ministry of Defence does not discriminate against woman who become pregnant, and we fully meet our obligations under the Equality Act 2010.” MATTHEW DAVIS security issues have been down to their own employees putting confidential material, including secret plans and weapons details on the likes of Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Incidents have included not only images and the location of a submarine but also posts giving away the potential movements of jets.

The RAF had to issue a warning after details of secret flight patterns were uploaded by an employee on Instagram, while a confidential discussion about the purchase of weapons was carried out on Facebook. The MoD also revealed that a document classified as “Official Sensitive” ended up being published on a web page.

Figures show that 2016 looks set to be the worst year ever for leaks as there were 1,889 logged in the first six months.

In 2015, the MoD also admitted posting details of the RAF’s main base on the Falkland Islands on its public website.

Officials failed to encrypt the document which gave away the exact thickness of the concrete runways as well as their GPS co-ordinates.

The details would have been priceless to an enemy planning a bombing raid.

There are no rules banning MoD staff from joining online social networks or posting blogs and comments. An internet security expert said: “It is amazing how many people drop their guard when they use a social network. This is a potential security risk.”

An MoD spokesman said: “Numbers can look high because we encourage all staff to report every single incident.”