Dump the Mini Skirt

1 Nov 2010 - Taiwan still has a military draft, but over the years it has been watered down to an average of just over one year - one of the shortest in the world. The army generally prefers volunteers but a recruitment drive this year has been so far off target that military brass tried to resort to cleavage and miniskirts to appeal to young men's patriotism. Thus the idea of hiring Lin Chiling, often billed as Taiwan's most beautiful woman, to pose in military fatigues with a special designed miniskirt, according to a leaked memo. Lin apparanetly agreed to do her petriotic duty, but her asking price would have taken up more than half of the budget earmarked for this years' army recruitment. Oh well, capitalism trumps patriotism - tell that to the masters in Beijing.