最近,澳大利亞士兵又被外媒曝光了,不過這次慘的是他們……
當地時間7日,俄羅斯衛星網(Sputnik)援引英國《每日電訊報》和《每日郵報》,曝光了澳大利亞軍營的一項「奇葩規定」。
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據報導,位於南澳大利亞愛丁堡的初級部隊士兵,被要求在其他士兵如廁時輪流站崗、檢查馬桶,並記錄如廁的詳細情況。
Junior troops in Edinburgh, South Australia were forced to track and record details of the toilet habits of their compatriots, according to The Daily Telegraph.
報導稱,這些數據疑被添加到澳大利亞國防部一本機密的22頁「排便/排尿」操作日誌中。
The data was reportedly supposed to be added to a classified 22-page Department of Defence 'Poo/Wee' Operator's Log.
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對於這些要求,澳大利亞士兵憤怒地表示抗議,稱這是「公然企圖剝奪男女尊嚴並貶低他們」。
In turn, infuriated soldiers protested, calling the duty a 「blatant attempt to strip the men and women of their dignity and belittle them」, according to reports.
上有政策,下有對策。為了反對這項「奇葩規定」,澳軍士兵開始在日誌上造假,他們寫下類似的評論:「士兵小便,看起來很緊張,躲避視線」,「排尿順暢,尿出便盆了」……
As a sign of protest, troops, charged with "spying", started to log fake entries, with such comments as "Trooper urinated. Seemed nervous, hid from view" or "Good stream, missed the bowl", Daily Mail claims.
據悉,事情發生後,一位指揮官要求銷毀日誌(destruction of the log book)。
澳大利亞國防軍發言人表示,他們並不知曉此項規定,並將對此事進行調查。
The Australian Defence Force said that they were unaware of such an order and will be investigating the matter.
近年來,澳大利亞士兵自殺事件頻發。
據澳大利亞廣播公司(ABC)6日報導,自美國入侵阿富汗近20年來,至少有500名澳軍士兵自殺,是澳軍在阿富汗陣亡人數(41人)的10倍以上。
There have been at least 500 veteran suicides in Australia since the start of the Afghanistan war — a number that dwarfs the number of lives lost on the battlefield, at 41.
僅在今年10月和11月,澳大利亞士兵中就有至少9人自殺。
There were at least nine suicides in the veteran community in October and November, as well as two in August.
報導稱,老兵自殺應該被視作「澳大利亞最迫切的問題之一」。
…veteran suicides should be treated as "one of Australia's most pressing problems".
據悉,今年暴發的新冠肺炎疫情,以及澳軍在阿富汗所犯戰爭罪行調查的曝光,都是導致澳軍士兵自殺的「重要挑戰」(significant challenges)。
此前,澳大利亞國防部在11月披露的一份報告承認了澳駐阿富汗部隊殺害當地平民,引發國際輿論熱議。
一位退役士兵曾在今年3月接受ABC採訪,親口承認澳駐阿部隊不為人知的種種罪行。他表示,對駐阿澳軍所犯下的罪行感到無比震驚和失望。
他們需要回過頭來看看,在那裡(阿富汗)是在殺人、侵略,而不是在做什麼值得尊敬的事情。
"They're going to look back and see that we were the guys in there murdering people, and invading, and not there to do something that is honourable," he said.
編輯:胡雨濛
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