SAS commandos returning from war zones with sexually-transmitted diseases
SAS heroes have left medical professional stunned after returning to the UK from deadly war zones with sexual transmitted diseases.
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A retired nurse has revealed she was left “overwhelmed” by the amount of Special Air Service (SAS) personnel who would visit her clinic in Hereford.Polly Andrews a former nurse and Herefordshire county councillor told council colleagues at Stirling Lines: “I used to work in the sexually transmitted diseases clinic and we had a number of SAS personnel go through the clinic. “I was overwhelmed with the success they had in finding partners in the most unlikely of circumstances.”
Despite the claims of ‘playing away’ when abroad, there are also allegations of domestic abuse once the servicemen had returned to home soil.
Councillor David Summers, of the local 'It's Our County' opposition party, stated almost 40 percent of wives “suffered” once their husbands had returned.
He said: “I’ve done some work in Herefordshire with the SAS and when some of these men come back from these trips their wives go through hell.
“It's a well-kept secret but I'd say it is almost four out of 10 wives have suffered when their husbands get back.
“One of the things that I was finding out from the wives is that they were scared about going to the council or anywhere because of getting their husbands in trouble.
“Is that something we are keeping on top of?”
Meanwhile Senior commissioning officer Danielle Mussell confirmed the council was working with the SAS camp.
She said: “There are additions, other complexities there. These families get moved around and there is often no sense of community for them.
“We recognise that and we have started working with the local camp about their welfare support and they are onboard with the delivery group and looking at how they can implement the strategy within their own organisation.”
A spokesman for the Ministry of Defence said the MOD does not comment on Special Forces matters.
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