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| Taxpayers paying for soldiers' breast, nose jobs |
Itsdb |
08/26/06 |
Associated Press
Aug. 25, 2006 07:10 AM
CANBERRA, Australia - Australian soldiers are indulging in expensive cosmetic surgery - including breast enlargements, nose jobs and face lifts - at taxpayers' expense, according to media reports Friday.
Official Australian Defense Force policy states that personnel can undergo plastic surgery at public expense for medical or psychological reasons that threaten their ability to work.
An army cook underwent a nose reduction operation Wednesday, while female service personnel have had breast enlargements after claiming that depression and poor confidence were hurting their work, News Ltd. newspapers reported.
Defense Minister Brendan Nelson said Friday he has ordered an investigation.
Cosmetic surgery consultant Pamela Noon told the newspapers her business has performed surgeries on six military personnel in the past year.
"While a feature might affect somebody's self-confidence, I can't see how it would help their ability to protect the country," Noon was quoted as saying.
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Breast enlargements? Interesting way to beef up your body armor... |
Clarification/Follow-up by ETWolverine on 08/28/06 3:43 pm:
Steve, I can see the Australian military's new recruitment slogan now:
"JOIN THE AUSTRALIAN DEFENSE FORCES: Kickin' Ass, and Lookin' Good Doin' It!!!"
Add a poster with a picture of a properly "augmented" male-female team of Aussie soldiers with big... um... guns, and recruitment would go through the roof.
Beats the hell out of pics of Uncle Sam.
Elliot Clarification/Follow-up by Itsdb on 08/28/06 3:48 pm:
I like it. They could do a "Bringing out the big guns" swimsuit calendar.
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