Jayb,

"They were told to sign the rewritten Reports or, "It would not go well for the rest of their Careers, if they didn't."

Now that's truth spoken in earnest.

All that the Army reports is not necessarily true; I was once a witness on a Courts Martial, previous to which the Prosecuting Officer and the Defending Office (both Majors) and the witnesses got together and sorted out their stories, no lies were told but facts that would be prejudicial to the defence were not to be mentioned unless on a direct question under oath.
The defendant was a good bloke, decorated for bravery, and no one wanted to see his career ended because of a stupid, alcoholic, mistake.
Found guilty but given a punishment that allowed him to stay in the Army.
The finding of the Court was not ratified by the GOC and the bloke was transferred to a better job.

Is Mise: The defendant was a good bloke, decorated for bravery, and no one wanted to see his career ended because of a stupid, alcoholic, mistake.

That wouldn't have been Sgt. Budda Chevelle would it. He had a lot on a lot of Senior Officers & he used to get off at every Courts Martial. Strange that. I believe he ended up driving Taxi in Sydney.

I see the need for a professional, disciplined, defence force.
Paul1405,
And i see the need for professional, disciplined citizens. Have you got those qualifications ?
Why are those holding out their hands for more always derating those who feed them ?
I suppose when the going gets tough the do-gooders will run with the lemmings. People who have never looked death in the eye should refrain from squawking nonsense from the comfort of their taxpayer funded homes. They haven't the slightest idea what being scared & dodging bullets for the safety of those who don't appreciate them, feels like.
Keep in mind the only reason defence forces exist is because idiots keep having children & stupidity is hereditary..

Jayb,

No, this was way back in 1953 and on Active Service.

The bloke in question is dead now but finished his Army career as a WO I in AHQ.

ttbn, if you read my Friday post you might detect a wee bit of sarcasm there, but like so many on here you are still trying to relive the glory days when you were in the thick of things leading the Charge of the Light Brigade.

Half a league, half a league,
Half a league onward,
All in the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
“Forward, the Light Brigade!
Charge for the guns!” he said.
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.

AC, we sent our mercenary army into Korea, Vietnam and several places since when the Yanks ordered us in. The only trouble is they never paid us the promised dosh. Unlike themselves who got well rewarded for effort by the locals to piss off Sadsam from Kuwait when he moved in there

Paul1405: Vietnam and several places since when the Yanks ordered us in.

See you know nothing of History. The Australians ordered the US into Vietnam. For god sake do some research. It's just that the Yanks jump in with both feet when they jump.