Privates Cheryl James, 18, Geoff Gray, 17, James Collinson, 17, and SeanBenton, 20, all died from gunshot wounds at Deepcut army barracks inSurrey.
Whether the four killed themselves has not yet been fully resolved. Butwhat is clear is that the army failed to keep safe the young people inits charge.
In his report on the deaths, which occurred between 1995 and 2002,Nicholas Blake QC stopped short of concluding that the four were bulliedto death.
But the picture he painted of a "culture of intimidation", plagued bypetty punishments, poor accommodation and tedium, highlighted the army'sfailure in its duty of care towards young recruits (Children Now, 5-11April).
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