Swedish military bras burst, melt during 'rigorous exercise'

The Register (UK) ^ | 23rd September 2009 | Lewis Page

[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

[Copernicus]

True gungho recruits learn to "improvise and overcome"!

But who would want that in this case?

Best regards,

[llevrok]

Maybe we Wisconsin Gals need to send those Swedes a few cheese bras?

Just no Swiss cheese bras. This is a family site! ;-)

[50mm]

I never noticed the B-25 before! Thanks for pointing it out!

[50mm]

[BufordP]

More extremely important details

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2651435/Army-bras-are-com-bust-ible.html

[Lakeshark]

Are you suggesting Packer fans like being chesty cheesy?

[big'ol_freeper]

Maybe we Wisconsin Gals need to send those Swedes a few cheese bras? ;)

Now there's a good idea!!

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Good Golly, NO! She’s not wearing nearly enough Packer ‘flair’ to be ME. ;)

[Repeat Offender]

"That got them moving,”

I bet.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

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!

[Lakeshark]

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.........

[Sender]

[HIDEK6]

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.

[wastedyears]

Again proving that government can’t do anything right, no matter where it is.

[BIGLOOK]

"We're surrounded...that simplifies the problem."

Chesty Puller

[smokingfrog]

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.)

[lowbridge]

Swedish military bras burst, melt during 'rigorous exercise'

Now why cant american bras do that?

[july4thfreedomfoundation]

Forget the pictures.....we need “You Tube” videos!

[Keith Brown]

Not guilty!

[Humble Servant]

I really don’t care about politics. I just visit FR to find phrases like this:

” the more jubtabulously fortunate female troops... “