"Ex-Service personnel are not committing crimes shortly after leaving the plane from Helmand"

The Independent on Sunday has reported that one in ten prisoners is a veteran, according to new research. The MoD said: "The number of ex-Service personnel in the criminal justice system in England and Wales is low at 3.4%". Chair of the inquiry, Sir John Nutting QC, said: "To a degree this inquiry has been involved in 'myth-busting'. Ex-servicemen are not committing crimes shortly after leaving the plane from Helmand...More information »