A former soldier who says he almost died training in hot weather has said after the death of a new recruit that the army has failed to learn lessons from his ordeal.
Connor Morrison, 20, from Bishopton in Renfrewshire died last month after passing out during a training session in Suffolk as temperatures soared to 40C. The tragedy has prompted a former Scots infantryman — who was medically discharged in 2017 and won £30,000 in compensation — to speak out.
“My life was turned upside down by what happened to me. I nearly died and I lost my career. It should have acted as a warning to others, but it hasn’t,” he told The Scottish Sun on Sunday, asking to remain anonymous. “This is how