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A young soldier whose military career was ended when he overheated during a notorious Royal Marines training exercise is suing the Ministry of Defence for £236,000.
Charlie Gould, a 23-year-old new recruit, collapsed during a five-hour "yomp" in full kit while taking part in the "arduous" Exercise Hunters Moon high on Dartmoor in June 2020.
Mr Gould was loaded down with equipment during the multi-day training exercise - during which "exertion is loudly verbally encouraged" by superiors - and became ill when he overheated.
His lawyers claim that he suffered "exert
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