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Swedish military bras burst, melt during 'rigorous exercise'
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| 23rd September 2009
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Posted on 09/23/2009 7:00:13 PM PDT by llevrok
The Swedish armed forces have been hit by a major equipment problem, according to reports. Flimsy military brassieres are unable to stand up to the strains imposed when female Swedish troops perform "rigorous exercises", routinely bursting open or even catching fire - so forcing busty young conscripts to hurriedly strip off in the field.
The revelations come courtesy of the Gothenburg Post and English-language Swedish journal The Local. The Post reported yesterday on concerns raised by the Swedish Conscription Council, an organisation concerned with the rights of conscript troops in the Swedish forces.
Council spokesperson Paulina Rehbinder told The Local that government-issue military brassieres supplied to young female soldiers have long been unfit for combat.
According to the paper:
The women complained that the bras fasteners have a tendency to come undone when the women performed rigorous exercise, forcing the female soldiers to take off all of their equipment in order to refasten the brassieres. The Post apparently brought the related bosom-combustion issue to light, noting that bras can catch fire during combat and then "melt onto conscripts skin".
Our opinion is that the Swedish Armed Forces should have ordered good, flame-proof underwear, Rehbinder said.
There should be suitable apparel for women.
Rehbinder reportedly added that the problems have persisted for twenty years, with generations of young Swedish womens' tophamper routinely breaking free of confinement to oscillate wildly during army PT sessions and field exercises - presumably often followed by impromptu stripteases as the more jubtabulously fortunate female troops sought to re-fasten their flimsy government lingerie.
The problems would apparently be easy to sort out. Unaccountably, however, it appears that the male-dominated Swedish military hierarchy has failed to act.
Rehbinder reportedly - though perhaps mistakenly - believes that change is on the horizon. She told The Local that 2,000 new young female recruits are to enter the Swedish forces next year, and that top brass had been informed of this recently.
"That got them moving, she said
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: banglist; bras; govwatch; military; miltech; sweden
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To: llevrok
True gungho recruits learn to "improvise and overcome"! But who would want that in this case?
Best regards,
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posted on
09/23/2009 7:07:54 PM PDT
by
Copernicus
(California Grandmother view on Gun Control http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=7CCB40F421ED4819)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
Maybe we Wisconsin Gals need to send those Swedes a few cheese bras?Just no Swiss cheese bras. This is a family site! ;-)
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posted on
09/23/2009 7:08:27 PM PDT
by
llevrok
(As a matter of fact, yes I DO care if Jimmy cracks corn !)
To: exit82
I never noticed the B-25 before! Thanks for pointing it out!
23
posted on
09/23/2009 7:08:27 PM PDT
by
50mm
(AARP is a steaming pile)
To: rabscuttle385
24
posted on
09/23/2009 7:09:26 PM PDT
by
50mm
(AARP is a steaming pile)
To: llevrok
25
posted on
09/23/2009 7:10:14 PM PDT
by
BufordP
("I've abandoned free market principles to save the free market ..." --George "Hoover" Bush)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
Are you suggesting Packer fans like being chesty cheesy?
26
posted on
09/23/2009 7:10:14 PM PDT
by
Lakeshark
(Thank a member of the US armed forces for their sacrifice)
To: Diana in Wisconsin; Bender2
Maybe we Wisconsin Gals need to send those Swedes a few cheese bras? ;)Now there's a good idea!!
27
posted on
09/23/2009 7:11:27 PM PDT
by
big'ol_freeper
("Anyone pushing Romney must love socialism...Piss on Romney and his enablers!!" ~ Jim Robinson)
To: La Lydia
Good Golly, NO! She’s not wearing nearly enough Packer ‘flair’ to be ME. ;)
28
posted on
09/23/2009 7:11:55 PM PDT
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(Save The Earth. It's The Only Planet With Chocolate.)
To: llevrok
"That got them moving, I bet.
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posted on
09/23/2009 7:13:07 PM PDT
by
Repeat Offender
(While the wicked stand confounded, call me with Thy Saints surrounded)
To: Lakeshark
It’s easier to tuck an extra beer in your bra if you are.
Those rare skinny Wisconsin girls are pretty much useless as wife material, LOL!
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posted on
09/23/2009 7:13:55 PM PDT
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(Save The Earth. It's The Only Planet With Chocolate.)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
So all those well endowed fans are really smuggling Milwaukee's finest into the stadium and are really only double b's?
Now you've gone and ruined my interest in Packer games.........
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posted on
09/23/2009 7:20:12 PM PDT
by
Lakeshark
(Thank a member of the US armed forces for their sacrifice)
To: TonyInOhio
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posted on
09/23/2009 7:22:20 PM PDT
by
Sender
(It's never too late to be who you could have been.)
To: llevrok
Flimsy military brassieres are unable to stand up to the strains imposed when female Swedish troops perform "rigorous exercises", routinely bursting open or even catching fire - so forcing busty young conscripts to hurriedly strip off in the field. This thread is worthless without pictures.
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posted on
09/23/2009 7:25:33 PM PDT
by
HIDEK6
To: llevrok
Again proving that government can’t do anything right, no matter where it is.
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posted on
09/23/2009 7:33:31 PM PDT
by
wastedyears
(The best aid we could ever give Africa would be thousands of rifles to throw out their own dictators)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
"We're surrounded...that simplifies the problem."
Chesty Puller
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posted on
09/23/2009 7:45:51 PM PDT
by
BIGLOOK
(Government needs a Keelhauling now and then.)
To: llevrok
I'll gladly volunteer my services to study the problem, and will get back to you as soon as I can.
(This may take some time.)
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posted on
09/23/2009 7:55:01 PM PDT
by
smokingfrog
(No man's life, liberty or property is safe while the legislature is in session. I AM JIM THOMPSON)
To: llevrok
Swedish military bras burst, melt during 'rigorous exercise' Now why cant american bras do that?
To: Principled
Forget the pictures.....we need “You Tube” videos!
38
posted on
09/23/2009 7:55:23 PM PDT
by
july4thfreedomfoundation
(The AFL-CIO and SEIU.....two domestic terrorist organizations doing Obama's dirty work for him.)
To: 50mm
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posted on
09/23/2009 8:20:07 PM PDT
by
Keith Brown
(Among the other evils being unarmed brings you, it causes you to be despised Machiavelli.)
To: llevrok
I really don’t care about politics. I just visit FR to find phrases like this:
” the more jubtabulously fortunate female troops... “
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