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 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.
Female soldiers are taking their argument to the top brass, saying this has been a problem for 20 years and that 2,000 female soldiers will enter the Swedish military next year.
The Swedish Conscription Council, a rights group representing the country's 500-odd women soldiers, said the poor quality of the standard-issue sports bras was unacceptable.
"Our opinion is that the Swedish Armed Forces should have ordered good, flame-proof underwear," Paulina Rehbinder, a union spokeswoman, told The Local, Sweden's English-language newspaper.
Sweden has allowed women conscripts since 1980. Four to five per cent of Sweden's armed forces are women.
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