Things don’t look bright for the Australian Navy as the sex betting ring scandal on HMAS Success has been exposed; the one sure impact will be lesser women recruits.

The already ebbed hiring service is set for evident further battering as the disgraceful news of Australian sailors who employed money bets in exchange for sex contest. A repugnant contest was run by the sailors to grace dollar values to those who could bed the highest number of women crew on the ship.

The infamous track of records were noted down in the notorious book, warmly called ‘The Ledger’, where dollar worth were assigned to each woman who were potential targets for the game. The sailors challenged each other to have sexual encounters with women in dubious spots like atop a pool table. Greater prize money was in the offing for those sailors who could make out with a woman officer or a lesbian.

This scandalous information was discerned during the ship’s tour in Singapore during May, ensuing which the sailors were ordered to come back home following an equity and diversity health check up and a formal interrogation. Though a number has not been established on the how many were game to this ordeal with the truth behind the accusations still being investigated.

If there is any legitimacy in these accusations, firm and immediate action will be handed out, to nip the problem in the bud that will act as a deterrent to any further misdeeds. The endeavour by the navy is to create an unbiased work atmosphere free of any mal-behaviour.

There are nearly 25 percent women naval novices and higher than 60 percent women in break year hire. The Royal Australian Navy is among the handful of navies globally who recruit women to service in submarines.