No word yet on whether the Aussies will be simultaneously updating the uniforms.
Posted on 09/18/2007 8:18:35 AM PDT by presidio9
The Australian military Sunday defended its decision to pay for some female sailors to have breast implants, saying the operations were not carried out for cosmetic reasons.
Australian Defence Force spokesman Brigadier Andrew Nikolic did not say how many women had had the taxpayer-funded operation.
But he said the military would consider paying for plastic surgery for personnel where there were medical, dental or compelling psychological or psychiatric reasons.
Any suggestion that breast operations were carried out to make the women "look sexy" were not only wrong, but insulting, Nikolic said.
"Under defence policy we do consider the holistic needs of our people, both physical and psychological," he said.
"That is a long way from saying, however, that if someone doesn't like their appearance, defence will fund things like breast augmentations as a matter of routine -- that is just not correct."
Defence Association spokesman Neil James also defended the practice.
"For psychiatric or psychological reasons, this has been recommended after a medical evaluation," he told state radio.
"It's not being done because someone just wanted it.
Clearly I need to move to Australia.
Standing by for the fulfillment of the rules.
There was a thread about this yesterday, but I think the word needs to get out!
Are they bullet-proof?
I support breast implants only when the woman has a mastectomy, some serious accident, or a horrible birth defect, like being born with small breasts.
TPIWWP
It may really a money saving move as they can be used in place of life vests.
“I support breast implants only when the woman has a mastectomy, some serious accident, or a horrible birth defect, like being born with small breasts.”
LOL.
You owe me a keyboard.
I suppose if any of these women fall overboard thier new breasts can function as a floatation device.
Holistic? Does that mean they do surgery "down under?"
No word yet on whether the Aussies will be simultaneously updating the uniforms.
Thank you, thank you.
I’ll be here all week.
This is probably just a recruiting tool. "Join the Navy, see the world and return home with big boobs". That said, I personally can't find anything titilating about plastic boobs, pun intended.
Unless they are made of Kevlar, I see no reason for them to pay for the surgery.
Maybe the Australian navy just wants to increase the buoyancy of their flat chested female sailors!
Look don’t knock the policy. Every policy has its knockers. I think we should support the Australian military women against thier knockers.
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