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Soldiers ordered to stop using Army base WiFi to search for X-rated sites – after over 21,000 attempts in one week

Soldiers at the Royal School of Military Engineering were repea­tedly caught breaching rules by trying to enter blocked sites

Soldiers at the Royal School of Military Engineering repeatedly tried to access the sites

TROOPS have been ordered to stop using an Army base’s WiFi to access porn websites — after making 21,126 at­tempts in one week.

Soldiers at the Royal School of Military Engineering were repea­tedly caught breaching rules by trying to enter blocked sites.

 Soldiers at the Royal School of Military Engineering repeatedly tried to access the sites
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Soldiers at the Royal School of Military Engineering repeatedly tried to access the sitesCredit: Alamy

Troops also made 2,321 attempts to access gambling sites and tried to view vi­olent clips 206 times.

Now top brass at the base in Minley, Surrey, are threatening to name anyone caught viewing porn.

A document posted on noticeboards warned against “ac­cess to illegal sites”. It said: “It is possible using software to identify personnel attempting to access blocked sites.

 Troops also made 2,321 attempts to access gambling sites and tried to view vi­olent clips 206 times (file picture)
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Troops also made 2,321 attempts to access gambling sites and tried to view vi­olent clips 206 times (file picture)Credit: Getty Images
 Now top brass at the base in Minley, Surrey, are threatening to name anyone caught viewing porn
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Now top brass at the base in Minley, Surrey, are threatening to name anyone caught viewing pornCredit: Getty Images

“If it continues personnel will be named and WiFi access will be revoked for those individuals.”

An Army spokesman said: “Any attempts to access inappropriate websites are recorded and investigated.”

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