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An instructor may be booted out of the Army after a shocking video emerged of him screaming and swearing at a female recruit, reducing her to tears.

The footage, which was posted to Facebook , shows the foul-mouth instructor hurl abuse at the woman during a bayonet exercise.

She begins to cry uncontrollably as the instructor launches another verbal attack while they are stood in fast-flowing water.

The instructor is now facing a court martial as senior officers attempt to track him down, Mail Online reports.

The video has gone viral after it appeared on the 'Forces Bible' Facebook page and has been viewed more than 300,000 times.

(Image: The Forces Bible)

In the clip the corporal can be heard screaming "Get the f*** here" at the terrified trainee, and continues to shout "you are not a killer!" as she attacks a dummy.

As the distressed woman begins to cry, the corporal continues to shower her with abuse - screaming "you are f****** weak!".

Disturbingly, the instructor then pretends to have a change of heart, suggesting the woman has completed the exercise, before shouting "you are far from the end".

(Image: The Forces Bible)

All Army recruits undergo bayonet training - showing them how to use a short knife attached to a rifle.

The Mail on Sunday showed the video to former head of the Army, Lord Dannatt - who branded the corporal's behaviour as unacceptable.

(Image: The Forces Bible)

He said: "I hope the identity of the corporal is discovered very quickly and that he is removed from the Army at the earliest possible moment.

"Tomorrow would be a day too late. This kind of behaviour is totally unacceptable."

An Army spokesman said the footage was being investigated.