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A Royal Marine forced a new recruit to lie in a paddling pool of urine and vomit before subjecting him to waterboarding as part of a horrific initiation, a court martial heard on Tuesday.

Marine Ian Tennet, 32, is accused of ill treatment of subordinate Carlo Nicholson, who was forced to fight other marines while naked and covered in cooking oil and eat dog food from a mess tin.

He is standing trial alongside ex-Marine Ryan Logan, 25, at Portsmouth Military Court, Hants., over the allegations which happened when Mr Nicholson joined the 45 Commando Marines, based at Royal Marine Condor, in Arbroath, Scotland.

The court heard Nicholson had to complete a series of tasks in the initiation ceremony in May 2014, including running around camp naked and eating lard and dessert spoons of cinnamon, chilli or curry powder.

Captain Alison Towler prosecuting, said: "The prosecution's case is that the initiation was organised and, to an extent, structured. The initiation included drinking games and activities that the marines had to take part in.

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"Those who came last during the stances were subjected to forfeits which including beatings.

"Those beatings to Marine Nicholson are referred to as reefing. The games accumulated with ex-Marine Nicholson being waterboarded."

The court heard a crowd of up to 150 people came together in the quadrangle, where the initiation ceremony was held.

Captain Towler told the court: "You will see within the charge sheet there are a number of processes described there including removing clothes and running around naked, and consuming milk as quickly as possible.

"He was also made to lie down in a paddling pool of urine and vomit while eggs were thrown at him, there were fights with other marines while naked and covered in cooking oil and eating spoons of cinnamon, chilli or curry powder.

"Also, eating dog food out of a mess tin while on all fours, eating lard, and swallowing liquid though a funnel as well as consuming the content of a mess tin with contents of the pool and roll mop herring and lard."

When Mr Nicholson failed to fulfil any tasks he was whipped and finally he was made to lie on a bench, where a cloth was put over his face and water poured over the cloth.

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Speaking of one task where new recruits were put into a dark drying room and ordered to consume alcohol and for teetotal Mr Nicholson, milk, Captain Towler said: "They were told to get naked.

"They were then heralded into a dry room where a number of cases of alcohol and spirits were thrown in and Mr Nicholson was given milk.

"They were told to drink as much as possible, and they could, if they needed to urinate or vomit they would have to do it in buckets provided in that drying room."

The court heard that the vomit and urine in the buckets was then emptied into a small children's paddling pool which Mr Nicholson was made to lie in as eggs were thrown at him.

Marine Tennet denies one charge of ill treatment of a subordinate.

Ex-Marine Logan denies three counts of battery, one of assault by beating occasioning actual bodily harm and one charge of disgraceful conduct of a cruel kind.

The trial continues.