Genderbread Man in Green Beret

A poster aiming to promote awareness of gender issues in Commando units of the British military is slammed by troops.

Some elite troops claimed the poster mocks their legendary green berets – which are only awarded after a brutally tough selection process.

Depicting a member of the Corps as a ‘‘Genderbread’’ person, and the wearing of a green beret, is deeply offensive. It looks as if the Marines are being mocked,’ according to a Marines Sergeant Major.

A retired Royal Marines officer suggested the Corps had become ‘paralysed by political correctness’.

An MOD spokesman insisted  the poster was easy to understand. However, many troops were left confused by its wording...