Special forces soldiers believe they are “untouchable” and not all of them are the heroes they think they are, according to a former female civil servant who worked alongside them.
Monica Grenfell, who was employed at the Special Air Service (SAS) headquarters in Credenhill, near Hereford, for three years, said some of the elite troops were “feral” and it was “the nasty characters who really ruled the roost”.
Grenfell has given evidence under oath to the inquiry into alleged unlawful activity by UK special forces in Afghanistan.
In her first interview, she told The Times that she believed “there are guilty people who need to be found”. She dismissed the idea that military personnel were being subjected to a “witch hunt” by the inquiry team.
Her comments provide a rare glimpse behind the scenes at the secretive Stirling Lines military base which is home to some of the nation’s most revered military personnel, including 22 Special Air Service Regiment.
Although the heads of Britain’s intelligence agencies have been named in recent years, the director of the special forces still operates in secrecy and some internal figures believe there should be greater oversight of the units.
Also unlike the security services, the actions of Britain’s special forces do not come under parliamentary scrutiny.
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