The media hasn't had a lot to say about the new Chief of Army's amazing ban on 'aggressive' symbols worn by members of our defence forces, nor about 'nicer' methods of legally killing people; probably because the lefty media approves of a panysfied, feminised ADF incapable of fighting its way out of a wet paper bag.

Now, a serving soldier has contacted 2GB's Ben Fordham to say that his company commander intends to spend $16,000 of other people's money replacing shirts and objects bearing these 'aggressive' symbols. The cost of 'cleaning up' the logos and symbols is expected to be around $2 million.

Gawd help us if these lady-boys and ladies are ever called on to defend Australia. I wonder how much time Lt. General Campbell spends thinking about acutal soldiering and defence. He is also into such vital things as 'white male priviledge' and gender politics.

Clearly Lt. Gen. Campbell is just worried about being the baddies, like poor old Hans:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn1VxaMEjRU

Campbell is only banning inappropriate
symbols that have no connection with military
uniforms.

Symbols like - the skull and crossbones - standing for
maritime outlaws, the phantom or punisher - standing
for vigilantes, the grim reaper - standing for
the bringer of death.

These sorts of
symbols are not part of military uniforms.

The symbols belong more rightly with bikie gangs and other
sorts of clubs. Not our military - which already have
appropriate
uniforms and insignias. Why tarnish the uniforms with
childish and inappropriate symbols that demean the uniforms
of our military?

Foxy,

You are a bit deficient on history,

"In September 1914, the British submarine HMS E9 successfully torpedoed the German cruiser SMS Hela.[44] Remembering Wilson's statements, commanding officer Max Horton instructed his submariners to manufacture a Jolly Roger, which was flown from the submarine as she entered port.[43][44] Each successful patrol saw Horton's submarine fly an additional Jolly Roger until there was no more room for flags, at which point Horton had a large Jolly Roger manufactured, onto which symbols indicating E9's achievements were sewn.[44] A small number of other submarines adopted the practice:[44] HMS E12 flew a red flag with the skull and crossbones on return from a foray into the Dardanelles in June 1915,[45] and the first known photograph of the practice was taken in July 1916 aboard HMS H5.[46]

The practice restarted during World War II. In October 1941, following a successful patrol by HMS Osiris, during which she sank the Italian destroyer Palestro the submarine returned to Alexandria, but was ordered to remain outside the boom net until the motorboat assigned to the leader of the 1st Submarine Flotilla had come alongside.[45][47] The flotilla leader wanted to recognise the boat's achievement, so had a Jolly Roger made and delivered to Osiris.[47](I) After this, the commanders of submarine flotillas began to hand out the flags to successful submarines.[47] Although some sources claim that all British submarines used the flag,[48] the practice was not taken up by those submarine commanders who saw it as boastful and potentially inaccurate, as sinkings could not always be confirmed.[44] During the war, British submarines were entitled to fly the Jolly Roger on the day of their return from a successful patrol: it would be hoisted as the boat passed the boom net, and remain raised until sunset.[47]

Polish submarine ORP Sokół returning to base in 1944. A Jolly Roger flag and two captured Nazi flags are flying from the periscope mast"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jolly_Roger

Dear Is Mise,

It appears that what happened in 1915 and the 1940s
under conditions of war - does not apply
in the everyday functions of today's
military.

Do you know of any more recent and current behaviour?

Next they'll say blokes standing up to pee is sexist and gender specific and contains microaggressions so all men will be reeducated to go to the toilet sitting down.