Agent47 Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 UK teen gal's most excellent adventure... Army conned by blonde 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 £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 — in the very week that Prince William joins the Army. The girl began her brazen charade last November at Helles Barracks — the Parachute Regiment’s depot at the Infantry Training Centre in Catterick, North Yorks. She had recently been turned down for entrance to the Army — 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 recruits’ 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 officers’ mess. She then commandeered a driver to take her to Cambrai Barracks in Catterick — 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 £30million Apache helicopter gunships — the Army’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: “What this young lady managed to do was quite extraordinary. “For a teenager to penetrate military security as deeply as she did on four occasions is appalling. “What on earth could an al-Qaeda terrorist have achieved? One shudders to think. “She made a mockery of some of Britain’s finest fighting outfits. “Top brass are fuming. Heads will have to roll.” --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My, my...any of the UKers hear anything about this? Link to post Share on other sites
sp00n Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 Hah, she would of been deep *beep* the first time she did it if she was on an American base. Lucky for her the brits don't care much about impersonating an Officer. Link to post Share on other sites
Foxtrot Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 All I have to say is... Whoops. Link to post Share on other sites
Hissing_Sid Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 All I can say is... I feel strangely aroused. Does anybody have a picture of her? Link to post Share on other sites
Rob15 Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 “For a teenager to penetrate military security as deeply as she did on four occasions is appalling. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> they got it the wrong way around All I can say is... I feel strangely aroused. Does anybody have a picture of her? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> "she makes privates stand to attention" Link to post Share on other sites
Night_raven Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 they got it the wrong way around "she makes privates stand to attention" <{POST_SNAPBACK}> but still, ... they have ID how can the guards on duty not ask for it. Link to post Share on other sites
joeking27 Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 17 years old and blonde, I wonder how.... Link to post Share on other sites
oikoik Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 17 years old and blonde, I wonder how.... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> if it were me i wouldnt mind letting a young nubile flexible moist 17 yr old blonde get her wicked way with me and penetrate four times! gosh! Link to post Share on other sites
Connery Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 if it were me i wouldnt mind letting a young nubile flexible moist 17 yr old blonde get her wicked way with me and penetrate four times! gosh! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Wrong type of penetrate. Link to post Share on other sites
TMC Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 Bravo for her. Maybe she'll get accepted into the SAS now.. Link to post Share on other sites
screamin_weasel Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 Hah, she would of been deep *beep* the first time she did it if she was on an American base. Lucky for her the brits don't care much about impersonating an Officer. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> what, because they would have shot her on site ? this is bad, but also quite hilariously funny. Link to post Share on other sites
TMC Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 what, because they would have shot her on site ? this is bad, but also quite hilariously funny. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Better than letting a civvy into the base and doing all that stuff... Link to post Share on other sites
pace Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 It really is quite easy to walk on and off base's tho, whilst in the TA we were in and out of barracks all the time. Catch the guard at the right time you get an under educated spotty grunt who can easily be mentally over powered and walk straight in, even easier if you have rank just shout a bit about the army his career (the end off). So in truth this really doesn't supprise me, what does is how they decided she wasn't a threat the first time round. Link to post Share on other sites
Ghost_Rider Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 The other thing is that most humans have a hive mentality. If you have the right 'look' and can get past the initial defenses, everyone else assumes you're meant to be there. Overalls, Hi vis vest, a clipboard and the right attitude will get you in a lot of places Link to post Share on other sites
doc_newstead Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 par·a·graph (pr-grf) n. 1. A distinct division of written or printed matter that begins on a new, usually indented line, consists of one or more sentences, and typically deals with a single thought or topic or quotes one speaker's continuous words. Anyways. What was this then, a prank, or investigative journalism? If so, can they try the same infilitration techniques with a dark-skinned gentleman sporting a beard, see how long that takes to get rumbled? I'm not volunteering btw. My, my...any of the UKers hear anything about this? Well it appears to be a Sun exclusive, so I doubt any of it's readership know what the Internet is. Or fire. Link to post Share on other sites
DarkLite Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 This is almost as amusing as the time I snuck into the White House with a lonely Texan Man and fooled Clinton into thinking it was the end of his term. Link to post Share on other sites
doc_newstead Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 That was pretty funny Link to post Share on other sites
expvideo Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 I'm impressed! She has some serious potential. Link to post Share on other sites
Gaz Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 lol Link to post Share on other sites
doc_newstead Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 "17-year old student Ian Bailey, armed with only a blonde wig and a couple of tennis balls down his shirt, conned his way on to four Army bases and ordered..." Link to post Share on other sites
Night_raven Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 "17-year old student Ian Bailey, armed with only a blonde wig and a couple of tennis balls down his shirt, conned his way on to four Army bases and ordered..." <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Now you speak of it i wonder if it was actually him Link to post Share on other sites
oikoik Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 hope i didnt make him too sore.. Link to post Share on other sites
billymak Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 How do we know she's not already working for the MoD? How do we believe anything the newspapers tell us? Maybe she can replace the previous army pinup doll. Link to post Share on other sites
Desolation mkII Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 I am sure something exactly like this hapened in Germany (it was a guy though). I will have a look for the story. Link to post Share on other sites
Hissing_Sid Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 Must admit, I'd absolutely hopeless with ID badges. I forget em all the time. I have never, ever, been turned away from any facility, military or civilian, for not having ID. I probably shouldn't say too much more but there are ways to "front" your way past security which are easy for somebody with legitimate business but which anybody could actually do if they had a bit of brains. Most people are always willing to think the best of others. People expect burglars to be dressed in stripey jumpers, wear a mask and carry a sack marked "swag". Equally, they expect terrorists to be wearing a white robe with a red and white tea-towel on their head and probably riding a camel while shooting an AK47 into the air. I don't suppose that it occurs to guards that the plumber who was on the base all last week but "has forgotten his pass this morning" did actually finish work last friday and now he's back to do some freelance work. Link to post Share on other sites
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