German armed forces in formation (© Rex Features)

Germany army's man boobs are real but not spectacular

1/24/2013

They aren't making many jokes about marching two abreast in the Wachtbataillon these days. More than 75 percent of the soldiers in the German army's elite unit have developed decidedly unmanly moobs from banging their rifles against their chests during drills. The official diagnosis is "one-sided gynecomastia," as it only happens on the left side where the glands are being overstimulated by the constant contact.Some insist the unit must change its drills, but won't a simple "right shoulder, arms!" just move the problem a few inches? In the meantime, the supply sergeant is being tasked with finding about 1,500 camo-themed "manssieres." [Source]

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