Bigger breasts offered as perk to US soldiers

[SapphirePhoenix]

Now that I work for a company who's sole customer is the military, I've a new perspective on tax dollars. Our taxes are wasted in phenomenal ways. Boob jobs for soldiers is barely a grain of sand on the beach.

That's still no excuse for this. Especially since we really need our money to be funding more important things, like what was already said (education, etc.) It is probably a ploy to lure people to enter the military, but I don't really believe the "practicing our craft" aspect of it. As another poster said, when you're dodging grenades and bombs and shrapnel, you really aren't thinking about the perkiness and lift of your boobs or your waistline. Not to mention...if I was in the military, I wouldn't want the enemy soldiers to notice me more because I got huge breasts, it's a higher risk factor in getting taken prisoner and raped. And it's a higher risk factor in getting killed, because you don't have a huge range of movement (the boobs get in the way). This is just another example of how crazy the world has gotten.

[Diff-chan]

I don't really believe the "practicing our craft" aspect of it.

Why the hell not? What is so implausible about it?

Surgery is a big part of being a doctor in the military.

Especially plastic surgery.

The more work/practice they can get, the better.

I highly doubt this is a recruiting tool, because for one when I talked to the Army and the Marines nobody told me I could get free liposuction, and also because there have only been 500 breast augmentation surgeries in four years. Thats really not that many. If maybe, what, 15% of the 1.5 million soldiers in the US are women, then... 500 out of 225,000+.

And... the only thing they pay for is materials. A breast surgery at a plastic surgeon might cost $3000 but the Army isnt paying $3000 for it.

And it's a higher risk factor in getting killed, because you don't have a huge range of movement (the boobs get in the way).

They need to get their COs permission, remember. Not everyone in the military is in a combat role.

[Eight One]

US Citizen... politicans are exempted, btw.

Oh...so there's more money that folks aren't supposed to know about? I guess....

That's still no excuse for this. Especially since we really need our money to be funding more important things, like what was already said (education, etc.) It is probably a ploy to lure people to enter the military, but I don't really believe the "practicing our craft" aspect of it. As another poster said, when you're dodging grenades and bombs and shrapnel, you really aren't thinking about the perkiness and lift of your boobs or your waistline. Not to mention...if I was in the military, I wouldn't want the enemy soldiers to notice me more because I got huge breasts, it's a higher risk factor in getting taken prisoner and raped. And it's a higher risk factor in getting killed, because you don't have a huge range of movement (the boobs get in the way). This is just another example of how crazy the world has gotten.

You'd be surprised on how much of that happens...even without said boob job. Maybe not to the full extent you described, but something like that.

[g0zen]

Not to mention...if I was in the military, I wouldn't want the enemy soldiers to notice me more because I got huge breasts, it's a higher risk factor in getting taken prisoner and raped. And it's a higher risk factor in getting killed, because you don't have a huge range of movement (the boobs get in the way). This is just another example of how crazy the world has gotten.

Implausible argument. If I were their CO the last thing I would do is have my big-brested, small-waisted female soldiers on combat duty. They'd be chilling back in the CP with me, 24/7. You know, in case of an emergency situation.

[animegirl]

theres so many better things our fucking tax dollars could go to
what a fucking waste

We do a lot for our country, the least they can do is hook us up with some free plastic surgery! By the way, I pay taxes too. I guess that means I am paying my fucking self?

I've had severial personal dealings with military surplus goods. What the military pays for most of it's stuff is insane.

I believe this news. We recently had to order new chairs for the tower cab since the old ones were falling apart. My friend is in charge of the funds and he is only allowed to order from one company. The CHEAPEST chairs were 500$!!! The military gets overcharged for everything.

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I believe this news. We recently had to order new chairs for the tower cab since the old ones were falling apart. My friend is in charge of the funds and he is only allowed to order from one company. The CHEAPEST chairs were 500$!!! The military gets overcharged for everything.

I'm one of the IMPAC credit card holders for my squadron, so definitely believe that news. Coincidentally, I'm working on ordering chairs for another office, and yes, they can be up to around $700 for an executive style chair!

Before, I worked in Repair Cycle Management, and some of the smallest parts and pieces for aircraft and aircraft maintenance could EASILY be in the 100's to 1000's of dollars.

[Diff-chan]

Before, I worked in Repair Cycle Management, and some of the smallest parts and pieces for aircraft and aircraft maintenance could EASILY be in the 100's to 1000's of dollars.

Im pretty sure its the same way for civilian aircraft. The FAA requires every replacement part to be certified and have proper paperwork, so you cant get replacements at Home Depot.

[Gohron]

theres so many better things our fucking tax dollars could go to
what a fucking waste

Hey, the military is all about wasting money, but funny enough when we get gear issued in recruit training your hoping that all your shit isn't broken. At least everybody had some piece of broken gear while I was there, the big thing for me was my buttpack which was missing a draw string so it wouldn't close, though I learned to rig the clips so that it stayed tight and shit wouldn't fall out. They told us that we better learn to deal with broken gear now, because it's worse when you go to Iraq. We heard a shitload of stories about how poor the Marines supply situation was in Iraq, bad enough that they couldn't even get working magazines for their weapons. The Marines have always had this problem as they have a low budget and most of their gear is stuff the Army doesn't want anymore but shit, non working magazines!? To the best of my knowledge the Army has it better there but they're still a little bit behind.

[voltz]

Im pretty sure its the same way for civilian aircraft. The FAA requires every replacement part to be certified and have proper paperwork, so you cant get replacements at Home Depot.

Well there goes that idea...

[Fe 26]

Well its not all the military's fault that they have to pay so much for goods. Usally the prices they pay are a mixture of insane requirements from the government/higher ups in the military and bad politics.

How it usally works is someone in charge, perhaps a high ranking engineer does something for the first time. They needa part, or a thing, or a vehical. They make a list of requirments they need for it. They then put that out on the market for companies to make bids on it or to come up with solutions to the list of requirements. The military then chooses the cheapest(I think it is cheapest, may be highest) of what is produced.

Who ever wins the deal is usally the only one to suply the part, or thing, or whatever.

One reason the price goes up, has to do with the entire suply and demand thing me and diff where talking about earlier. Typically the military wants something made just for them, and thus there is NO, NONE, 0 public demand for the thing. The military then has to pay for everrything for themselves. So while your hammer that it is 16 inches long and is made of steel cost 5 bucks, their 14.65 inch long hammer made of a polyblend of nutts and bunnys is going to cost 75 bucks, if not a hell of a lot more.

If this isn't bad enough, there are a LOT of bad politics in the production of military goods. It is very typical for those in political office to get things done in such a way to insure that the goods are produced in their state, maybe even by some of their friends. Also, perhaps to make themselves look good, or perhaps due to mandates from the government, there are severial unneaded production jobs in making the product. My dad buys a ton of used military hardware and it is very typical to see something like a washer, to be be rapped in bubble rap, the packing put in a plastic bag, that bag put in a box, that box put in a plastic bag and that bag put inside another box. Each one of these steps being done by someone on the clock.