I can’t believe 40 soldiers were looking on thinking this was good fun to watch:

TAIWAN’S military has punished 17 servicemen over an obscene video involving two male sergeants while on duty, in a scandal that has sparked public outrage.

A cable news channel earlier this month aired a video showing two soldiers clad in camouflage uniforms apparently engaged in oral sex while around 40 other servicemen looked on and laughed.

“The defence ministry has disciplined 13 members of the reserve brigade and sent another four to prosecutors for involvement in public obscenity and spreading an obscene image,” it said.

Those facing prosecution included the duo allegedly engaged in the act and another sergeant who taped the scene, as well as the captain of their squad, the ministry said.

The 13 were disciplined for “failing to prevent a major incident from happening to damage the military honour”, it said.

The incident happened three years ago during a training course in southern Tainan county, according to the ministry, adding five of the 17 have since retired from the military.

The sex video was the latest in a series of scandals to have hit the island’s military and forced it to apologise amid heated criticism from both the ruling and opposition parties.  [AFP]

With a Taiwanese military recruiting posters like this one, is it any wonder soldiers are committing gay acts on video with crowds cheering?: