Bigger Breasts for Free: Join the Army

Reuters ^ | 7-22-2005

[Cagey]

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Army has long lured recruits with the slogan "Be All You Can Be," but now soldiers and their families can receive plastic surgery, including breast enlargements, on the taxpayers' dime.

The New Yorker magazine reports in its July 26th edition that members of all four branches of the U.S. military can get face-lifts, breast enlargements, liposuction and nose jobs for free -- something the military says helps surgeons practice their skills.

"Anyone wearing a uniform is eligible," Dr. Bob Lyons, chief of plastic surgery at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio told the magazine, which said soldiers needed the approval of their commanding officers to get the time off.

Between 2000 and 2003, military doctors performed 496 breast enlargements and 1,361 liposuction surgeries on soldiers and their dependents, the magazine said.

The magazine quoted an Army spokeswoman as saying, "the surgeons have to have someone to practice on."

[Cagey]

An Army of one.....errrrrr, I mean two.

[dighton]

Grow from B,
To a C or D,
In the ar-my.

[Izzy Dunne]

The magazine quoted an Army spokeswoman as saying, "the surgeons have to have someone to practice on."

Yeah, THAT's a good recruiting line...

[Servant of the 9]

The purpose of these plastic surgeons is to do reconstructive plastic surgery on the maimed and wounded.
They do have to keep their hands in when we are not suffering massive battlefield casualties.

So9

[11th Earl of Mar]

Standard issue with new N-B-C equipment.

[presidio9]

ping

[dmz]

When I first heard about this the other (on GMA - I confess), they were speaking to a woman who had 3 cosmetic surgeries in the late 80's. Teeth fixed, jaw fixed, and then the nose done.

Today's leadership is apprently no different from leadership past.

[dmz]

A lot of breast augmentations done on battlefield casualties, then?

[Jivana108]

Is it too late for my wife to join??? hehehe

[Fintan]

 

Be All That You Can Be.

 

[R. Scott]

The New Yorker magazine reports in its July 26th edition that members of all four branches of the U.S. military can get face-lifts, breast enlargements, liposuction and nose jobs for free -- something the military says helps surgeons practice their skills.

This is nothing new, it is dredged up every couple years by any reporter who wishes to discredit our Military. I see nothing wrong with the practice. It is not an “on demand” procedure but space available.
With the exception of the liposuction - which I have not yet heard of actually being performed - the rest are skills that would be needed to treat combat disfigurement. Military medicine has often led the field in reconstructive surgery.
People will snicker at the breast implants - but chest wounds happen to women too. Should a woman not have reconstructive surgery?
Our military is also offering Lasik corrective eye surgery. Is this to be considered an “ego” procedure, only done so that member can look better without glasses? Glasses or contacts cause problems in rain, sand, high humidity etc.

[Area51]

A new marching cadence

My Bra is too big and my Shirt tight,
My little boobies are out of sight.

Your left

Your left

Your left, right, Left

I went down to see the doc
...

[Kenton]

Big breasts are good. I like big breasts. On girls, anyhow.

[dirtboy]

The U.S. Army has long lured recruits with the slogan "Be All You Can Be," but now soldiers and their families can receive plastic surgery, including breast enlargements, on the taxpayers' dime.

As long as the implants are armored.

[R. Scott]

A lot of breast augmentations done on battlefield casualties, then?

If breast tissue is lost due to wounds, no reconstruction should be authorized - because it’s only tits? Give me a break!

[philosofy123]

Having big boobs increases your self confidence. Hence, it makes you fight better!? The same logic of "sloppy" paper handling of Sandy Berger stuffing documents in his pants/socks. You can explain any stupid thing to STUPID people!

[King Prout]

JD/RPR ping