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(The first question that came to mind was "Is 'Sweets' British?" Laughing

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By TOM NEWTON DUNN
Defence Editor

A 17-YEAR-OLD girl conned her way on to four Army bases and ordered troops about in an astonishing security lapse.
The blonde Forces fantasist hoodwinked hardened soldiers over ten days which saw her:

WAKE a platoon of 30 rookie Paras at 3am and put them through drill exercises;

WANDER close to lethal and sensitive equipment such as Ã‚Â£30million Apache helicopter gunships and Challenger battle tanks;

COMMANDEER military vehicles and drivers to ferry her around;

BLAG a room to stay overnight at one base.

The extraordinary series of pranks exposed gaping flaws in military security and left top brass furious Ã¢â‚¬â€? in the very week that Prince William joins the Army.

The girl began her brazen charade last November at Helles Barracks Ã¢â‚¬â€? the Parachute RegimentÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s depot at the Infantry Training Centre in Catterick, North Yorks.

She had recently been turned down for entrance to the Army Ã¢â‚¬â€? but, claiming to be a soldier, she pulled an instructor in town and persuaded him to take her back.

After spending the night with the NCO, she asked to borrow his uniform by claiming she needed it for a Remembrance Day parade and had forgotten her own.

But instead, she went to the new recruitsÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ accommodation at 3am and woke a whole platoon by barking a series of stern orders.

She claimed to be a Royal Artillery lance bombardier but had no ID card and regularly gave out the same fake service number.

The next day she blagged entry into nearby Alanbrooke Barracks in Topcliffe and spent the day relaxing in the officersÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ mess.

She then commandeered a driver to take her to Cambrai Barracks in Catterick Ã¢â‚¬â€? home to the Queens Royal Lancers. She told the guard commander she was just passing through and asked to be put up for the night, before wandering around the base unescorted.

The girl was finally rumbled by a suspicious sentry.

Special Branch detectives were called in to investigate the school leaver as a terrorism threat.

They deemed her harmless and released her without charge.

But seven days later, she grabbed a train to Hampshire where she called a driver to pick her up at the station and take her to the Army Air Corps HQ in Middle Wallop.

There she wandered around the home of the latest Ã‚Â£30million Apache helicopter gunships Ã¢â‚¬â€? the ArmyÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s costliest piece of kit.

But she was caught again and top brass insisted on a prosecution.

She appeared before Basingstoke Youth Court where she got an 18-month supervision order.

An MoD source told The Sun: Ã¢â‚¬Å“What this young lady managed to do was quite extraordinary.

Ã¢â‚¬Å“For a teenager to penetrate military security as deeply as she did on four occasions is appalling.

Ã¢â‚¬Å“What on earth could an al-Qaeda terrorist have achieved? One shudders to think.

Ã¢â‚¬Å“She made a mockery of some of BritainÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s finest fighting outfits.

Ã¢â‚¬Å“Top brass are fuming. Heads will have to roll.Ã¢â‚¬Â?

Uhu_Fledermaus

Some mothers do have 'm

Laughing

Shades

lol Gotta luv Brit security.

Although... if a 17yr old girl woke me up at 03:00... I wouldn't ask too many questions either.

VF-17_archie

shades if a 17 year old girl woke me up at 3am i would have only one qustion....... whens your birthday sweetheart???

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sweets · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Dec 18, 2005 Posts: 811

LOL good 1 Scout but Im not 17 or British im a wee bit older than that , Im 26 & French.

Shades

OMG!!! I LUV French women!!!!!

Different cultures Arch';
It's "16" here, m8 (although, as a 46 yr old, I was only joking in the first place).

JG300-Ascout

- sweets

LOL good 1 Scout but Im not 17 or British im a wee bit older than that , Im 26 & French.

We were just trying to account for your whereabouts during this episode... Laughing

So, do you do the www.Francesim.com website, too? Wink

Kitform

I dream of 17 year olds...LOL

Kitform

- sweets

LOL good 1 Scout but Im not 17 or British im a wee bit older than that , Im 26 & French.

AHA, Although you didn't know it, Ascout just tricked you into admitting your a woman.

Mr. Green

Shades

[quote="Kitform"]

- sweets

Although you didn't know it, Ascout just tricked you into admitting your a woman.

I think he may have done the same to me once.

JG300-Ascout

[quote="EURO_Shades"]

- Kitform

- sweets

Although you didn't know it, Ascout just tricked you into admitting your a woman.

I think he may have done the same to me once.

...and you were great, if you don't mind my saying so.... Wink

sweets · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Dec 18, 2005 Posts: 811

non je le scout dont mais le merci pour le bout. la sorte de pareils il ici espÃƒÂ¨re que je peux rester Wink

sweets · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Dec 18, 2005 Posts: 811

lol nope he didnt trick me thought he always knew I was. Laughing

Uhu_Fledermaus

Que pasa ?
Shocked

JG300-Ascout

- sweets

non je le scout dont mais le merci pour le bout. la sorte de pareils il ici espÃƒÂ¨re que je peux rester

Tout est bien, nous vous permettez de restons!

(Eu falo Portugese mais melhor...um pouco...)

Where in France are you...I travel there extensively (le' business...)

Paris, Lille, Tours, Lyon et Lyon Sud, Grenoble, Marseilles, Bordeaux, Clemont-Ferrand. Haven't been to Nice yet.... Sad

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