The British Navy opened an investigation after one of the first women to join the submarine crews spoke, in press statements, of sexual harassment and bullying.
Navy chief Admiral Ben Kee said sexual harassment had no place in the Royal Navy and would not be tolerated.
He described - via Twitter - the published facts regarding violations in the ranks of these forces as "abhorrent", indicating that he had ordered an investigation into the matter.
He warned that everyone found guilty will be held accountable for their actions, regardless of their rank or status.
And the newspaper "Daily Mail" published in its issue yesterday, Saturday, the testimony of Sophie Brooke, one of the first women to join a submarine team, after this became possible since the reform in 2011 of a law that restricted this task to men.
"I was very close to living something good," Brooke said.
I almost became the first woman to pilot a submarine in the world, but from day one I had no support.
She spoke of being subjected to bullying and sexist behavior, in addition to continuous sexual harassment, pointing out that women who dared to publicly denounce these practices were ostracized and prevented from completing their training.
According to her account - confirmed by two other former marines according to the Daily Mail - there was a list, one for men and another for women, of people who would be raped if the submarine ran aground.
She enumerated some aspects of the sexual harassment she faced, including once finding a colleague on her bed in an indecent position, or being forcibly kissed by a naval officer while she was sleeping.
These events led her to self-harm to the point that she had 9 stitches on her arm.
She was also sent to perform guard duty despite medical advice forbidding her to do so.
According to 2019 figures, women make up only 1% of the British Navy's submarine teams.