Read this one with great glee of the Lt Commander caught by the Sun on ebay flogging off his kit before leaving the navy.
I wonder what his bosses will think of that one....
Nice to see such a fall from grace.
R.
Officer flogs kit on eBay
A SENIOR Royal Navy officer has handed terrorists a potential coup by putting his UNIFORM up for sale on eBay.
Grasping Lt Commander Paul Berry, 48, is flogging off kit including his Navy-issue jacket, beret and cap — all emblazoned with his high-ranking insignia.
The £50,000-a-year officer, who retires next month as director of fleet engineering at Portsmouth Naval Base, is also offering epaulettes and cap badges.
The base is home to warships and other prime terror targets — and last night a senior security source warned: “It’s unbelievable. With a full lieutenant commander’s uniform a bad guy could simply walk in.â€
Navy officer ... Lt Cdr Berry
Berry boasts in the ad for his gear, which was paid for by the taxpayer: “Your chance to own a genuine Royal Navy Gortex foul weather jacket which until very recently I wore as part of my full naval uniform.
“I’m selling all my kit, so watch out for other auctions. Happy bidding!â€
The Sun bought the jacket — Nato issue number 8415-99-869-4738 — and a black beret complete with crown and anchor badge after arranging to meet Berry near his home in Cosham, Portsmouth.
He pocketed £150 — crowing that he had a “trunk full†of other gear to peddle. But later he said: “I made a mistake.â€
The MoD said personnel were free to sell off items of uniform — as long as they had bought it themselves.
A spokesman insisted: “The unifor itself does not give you access to the base.â€
I wonder what his bosses will think of that one....
Nice to see such a fall from grace.
R.
Officer flogs kit on eBay
A SENIOR Royal Navy officer has handed terrorists a potential coup by putting his UNIFORM up for sale on eBay.
Grasping Lt Commander Paul Berry, 48, is flogging off kit including his Navy-issue jacket, beret and cap — all emblazoned with his high-ranking insignia.
The £50,000-a-year officer, who retires next month as director of fleet engineering at Portsmouth Naval Base, is also offering epaulettes and cap badges.
The base is home to warships and other prime terror targets — and last night a senior security source warned: “It’s unbelievable. With a full lieutenant commander’s uniform a bad guy could simply walk in.â€
Navy officer ... Lt Cdr Berry
Berry boasts in the ad for his gear, which was paid for by the taxpayer: “Your chance to own a genuine Royal Navy Gortex foul weather jacket which until very recently I wore as part of my full naval uniform.
“I’m selling all my kit, so watch out for other auctions. Happy bidding!â€
The Sun bought the jacket — Nato issue number 8415-99-869-4738 — and a black beret complete with crown and anchor badge after arranging to meet Berry near his home in Cosham, Portsmouth.
He pocketed £150 — crowing that he had a “trunk full†of other gear to peddle. But later he said: “I made a mistake.â€
The MoD said personnel were free to sell off items of uniform — as long as they had bought it themselves.
A spokesman insisted: “The unifor itself does not give you access to the base.â€