Another case of lions led by donkeys: Britain’s most hapless general is rewarded for wretched failure. As millions go hungry and queues form at food banks a top defence chief has received £120,000 ($161,306) in bonuses since 2018 despite having mismanaged the spending of millions of pounds on tanks that can’t be used and left hundreds of soldiers needing medical attention.

Sir Simon Bollom, who serves as the Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) head of defence equipment and support, was handed the significant bonus on top of his £280,000 ($376,381) per year salary. Bollom oversaw the spending of £5.5 billion ($7.39 billion) on the useless tanks that caused hearing problems in soldiers. Like who would be dumb enough to spend £.5.5 BILLION on tanks without at least trying a prototype out. And they’re going to send these tanks against Russia’s T-14 Armatas: look them up and cry.

According to government figures, reported by media, the military chief was paid an extra £120,000 since 2018 despite significant failures and delays in multiple projects.

Currently, the MoD is believed to be running behind on 13 significant projects, including the delivery of the new Ajax tanks, on which the ministry has already wasted billions.

The tanks are so noisy the Russians complain of not being able to sleep at night. The tanks are barred from use until they can be redesigned due to the impact they’ve had on soldiers’ hearing. Excessive noise and vibration caused by the vehicles are believed to have left over 300 soldiers in need of medical attention.

The Press reported in September that the issues surrounding the Ajax tanks could end up costing the British Army hundreds of thousands of pounds in compensation claims. If soldiers can prove their careers were cut short by the issues arising from the Ajax tanks, lawyers have claimed the MoD could face legal action for exposing ’them to an unreasonable risk of harm.’

The MoD defended its decision to hand Sir Simon the bonus, telling the Daily Star that ‘performance-related payments are based on meeting a number of challenging targets alongside assessment from the DE&S Board Chair and MoD Permanent Secretary.’ That’s alright then? Think your friends would be interested? Share this story!

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