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[[I Thought It Meant|Not what you think it means]], although they may well possess them...

There's something about a man—or a woman—in uniform. It's not just due to Hollywood's [[Hollywood Homely|inability to cast unattractive people]]; something about the cut, colors and symbolism of military drag can bump a person up a couple of points on the hotness meter.

For one thing, [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|uniforms are designed to look uniform]], so that troops look good ''en masse''. Dress uniforms are deliberately tailored to create a neat-but-athletic look; tactically practical battle uniforms are less pretty, but have [[A Real Man Is a Killer|their own appeal]]...yes, [[Hot Amazon|even on females]].

It's the martial equivalent of [[She Cleans Up Nicely]]. Compare [[Fair Cop]], [[Hot Men At Work]] and [[Firemen Are Hot]]. While traditionally a result of a [[Female Gaze]], that's [[Society Marches On|rapidly changing]].

'''Keep in mind, this is NOT just "hot actor in a military uniform."''' There must be an in-story acknowledgement that the person is better looking ''because'' of the uniform.

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== [[Film]] ==
* In ''[[Eyes Wide Shut]]'' Nicole Kidman makes her husband Tom Cruise jealous when she reveals that she has fantasies about a Naval officer in dress whites she met when their family was on vacation.
* ''[[Taking Chance]]'': [[Lampshaded]] by a girl in the seat next to Lt. Colonel Strobl, texting about the "HOT Soldier" sitting next to her.<ref>Strobl leans over and [[Insistent Terminology|corrects her:]] He's a [[Semper Fi|Marine.]]</ref>

== [[Literature]] ==
* ''[[Hostile Takeover]]'' has Commander Marc Davidoff, [[Space Marine]] and [[Ace Pilot]]. Though he's heir to one of the largest oligarchies in the galaxy, and as athletic as you would expect from a man of his job description, CC notes he's not really as handsome as her social-climber fiance. It's Davidoff's blunt manner, spiffy uniform and [[Semper Fi|dedication to duty]] that make him so attractive.
* ''[[Pride and Prejudice]]'': Some major sub-plots are driven by the arrival of the [[Spell My Name with a Blank|___shire]] militia to Netherfield. Mainly, Kitty and Lydia go bananas trying to flirt with all the officers, and completely lose interest in any man not wearing a red coat.

== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
* In ''The One With The Chicken Pox'' episode of ''[[Friends]]'', a shore leave visit by Phoebe's submariner old flame gets the group discussing the appeal of a uniform. Inspired, Ross later treats Rachel by getting hold of some Navy whites and attempting the "[[An Officer and a Gentleman]]" carry out.
* Rory Williams from ''[[Doctor Who]]'' - [[Adorkable]] in civvies (or his nurse's scrubs), but '''totally''' [[Badass]] in '''any''' uniform, be it museum security guard, modern combat fatigues or ''particularly'' his signature Roman centurion outfit. In "A Christmas Carol", he's dressed as the last one for his honeymoon, so clearly Amy loves it too.
** [[Doctor Who (TV)/Recap/S31 E12 The Pandorica Opens|"Invasion of the hot Italians"]]

== [[Theater]] ==
* Lampshaded and [[Double Subverted]] in ''[[Patience]]''. None of the female cast are remotely interested in the Dragoons, instead swooning after the poets Bunthorne and Grosvenor, because aestheticism is all the rage. The soldiers wonder why their uniforms are no longer effective at conquering women, and they only start winning the ladies back when they start to dress and act like aesthetic poets. When Grosvenor gives up the aesthetic game, the [[Unwanted Harem|women who were chasing after him]] have a sudden change in taste and go back to the soldiers to whom they were originally engaged.

== [[Video Games]] ==
* In ''[[Devil Survivor 2]]'' Daichi generally tends to be lecherous in general, but aside from hitting on Io (who's his own age), who he gives up on about of third of the way through the game, the first older woman he hits on is JP's commander Yamato Hotsuin's [[Right-Hand Hottie]] Makoto, to the point she is very creeped out and wonders if he's okay.
* Lt. Stephanie Grant (aka Savage Snow) in the [[Light Gun Game]], ''[[Area 51 (1995 video game)|Area 51]]''. Exactly why a STAAR member's uniform shows so much cleavage isn't stated, [[Ms. Fanservice|other than the obvious.]]

== [[Web Original]] ==
* Quite a few web forums out there - there are least two military discussion forums that have ''dedicated threads'' on the subject (with only full-clothed pictures generally allowed) and one dedicated blog.

== [[Real Life]] ==
* There is a Polish saying, roughly translated: "all girls want uniform-wearing boys". 'Nuff said.<ref>No known female version probably due to the fact that war used to be a man's job.</ref>
** And a Croatian song "All sisters want to kiss sailors."
** Also a once-popular English music-hall song''[[All The Nice Girls Love A Sailor]]''
* During [[Gulf War|Operation Desert Storm]], the ''[[Today]]'' show featured a live interview with a U.S. Air Force Colonel (who was roughly Katie Couric's age at the time). When they sent it back to Katie and Bryant, Katie said, "Can you put the Colonel back on? Hubba hubba!"
** During the same war [[Cher]] came back from entertaining the troops to announce that America had the ''cutest'' armed forces in the world - including the girls!
* Meredith Viera of ''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?]]'' totally loses her cool over a handsome Sailor contestant. In her defense... [[Estrogen Brigade Bait|golly]]. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fca9YOOFIzU See for yourself.]

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