"It's boring to serve": British military use drugs

The British Army is experiencing its largest drug scandal in recent years: 23 soldiers in the elite Desert Rats unit were caught using illegal substances, citing boredom as the excuse.

The last similar incident occurred five years ago, when 19 soldiers from the Royal Yorkshire Regiment failed drug tests. Statistics show that over the past eight years, approximately 7,000 people have been dismissed from the UK Armed Forces due to drug use.

The Army maintains a zero-tolerance policy, but amid severe personnel shortages, some offenders are given warnings or a briefing.