Feminists are calling for action to be taken after an Australian Navy submarine commander suggested that women sailors in bikinis would help boost recruitment.An Australian submarine skipper has come up with a foolproof way to get young men to enlist in the Navy - changing the uniform for female sailors to bikinis.
Commander Tom Phillips also joked in an interview that the submariner equivalent of the notorious "mile-high club" for people having sex in aircraft was the "going-down club."
Commander Tom Phillips also joked in an interview that the submariner equivalent of the notorious "mile-high club" for people having sex in aircraft was the "going-down club."
Asked by Ralph magazine "if female sailors all had to be hot and had to wear bikinis, would that help recruitment?" Phillips responded: "It would certainly get . . . young men in."
Minister for Defense Personnel Warren Snowden said the comments were "utterly unacceptable," predicting Phillips would have "one of the shortest careers in naval history."
But Rear Adm. David Thomas said Phillips had been asked a "flippant question," adding that his response was not intended to be serious."
Australia's navy is suffering a recruitment crisis.
Minister for Defense Personnel Warren Snowden said the comments were "utterly unacceptable," predicting Phillips would have "one of the shortest careers in naval history."
But Rear Adm. David Thomas said Phillips had been asked a "flippant question," adding that his response was not intended to be serious."
Australia's navy is suffering a recruitment crisis.
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