Quitting: Scots Guardsman Stephen McWhirterA Scots Guardsman is quitting the Army after his picture was used below the word ‘snowflakes’ in a controversial recruitment campaign, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. Guardsman McWhirter has told friends he has been bombarded with mocking messages from colleagues and feels that, because he was not forewarned, the Army has left him open to ridicule. I’d be signed straight off.’To which Guardsman McWhirter responded: ‘Don’t f****** worry, mate, I am.’In later posts, he said he would formally submit his resignation at the earliest available opportunity. Guardsman McWhirter, from Irvine, Scotland, joined the Army in 2016. The Your Army Needs You campaign, devised by leading ‘brand communication’ agency Karmarama, has also inspired a series of parodies that have been shared online.

Source: Daily Mail January 05, 2019 22:28 UTC