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Subscriber only Bullying, bashings, naked romps and acts of indecency - just another day in the military court of the Australian Defence Force. The outcomes of the ADF Superior Service Tribunal proceedings for 2020 paint a disturbing pattern of cases across all three military services, including some which have inflicted life-changing physical and mental injuries. The court martial results have seen troops stripped of rank, fined and dismissed for offences that in some cases in a civilian court may well have attracted more significant penalties and jail time. Corporal Brendan Storer arrives at the Defence Force Magistrates Court in Canberra ahead of his sentencing proceedings. Picture: Craig Dunlop