Action Man & Bikinis

• Royal Australian Navy's HMAS Farncomb site

Navy commander Tom Phillips suggests sailors wearing bikinis might help boost recruitment

• Submarine commander in hot water
• Said women sailors should wear bikinis
• Opposition, feminists call for action

A NEWLY appointed Australian Navy submarine commander is in hot water for suggesting that women sailors wearing bikinis might help to boost recruitment.

Commander Tom Phillips, appointed to the helm of Collins class submarine HMAS Farncomb last year, also said the submarine equivalent of the "mile-high club" is the "going down club".

In an interview with men's magazine Ralph he revealed the naval uniform works to "either pull a chick or get in a fight", The Daily Telegraph reports

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WOW, GO UK!!!

Armed and ready: The new Action Man-style figures issued by the MoD boast extraordinary attention to detail

He's back: MoD launches own 'Action Man' range of toys to boost profile of Armed Forces

By Matthew Hickley

Last updated at 1:31 PM on 14th January 2009

It was a staple of every British boy's toy collection for decades - an Action Man soldier with replica gun and, if one were lucky, gripping rubber hands and swivelling 'eagle eyes'.

But with the once much-loved Action Man range long since vanished from the nation's toy shops, the Ministry of Defence is launching its own range of similar toys to fill the void, brought bang up to date and modelled on the Armed Forces of 2009.

Senior commanders who gave their blessing to the project are hoping that the highly-detailed figures will capture the imagination of a new generation of children and help boost the profile of the hard-pressed Armed Forces.

Sold under the 'HM Armed Forces' brand name, the range of 10in figures - along with replica tanks, RAF Harrier jets and remote control Royal Navy assault hovercraft - will be launched on May 8, to coincide with VE Day.

The new figures may not feature the old Action Man's famous 'fuzzy hair', but they boast an extraordinary attention to detail.

The new infantry soldier figure wears exact miniatures of the desert camouflage combat clothing, boots, body armour, SA-80A2 assault rifle and Personal Role Radio sported by British troops fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan.

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