The interview everyone’s talking about

He has said nothing wrong, but if you want to advertise woman of the navy in bikini's then dont use real navy chics cos im in the navy and trust me the last thing i wanna see is them in a bikini, ralph you will strugglr to find 15 hot navy chics in the whole navy, no joke!

I wonder how many of the cowards who complain about the submarine captain would actually have the guts to join up for the Defence Forces themselves? Certainly none of the "women's groups" and left-wing politicians.

Nice one Ralph... trying to boost your flagging sales by creating a controversy and endangering a good mans career. How did Eva Cox find out about the artical before it was even published? Could you be any more transparent?

Commander Tom is a true Aussie - answering a joke question with a joke answer. Get off his back! The Govt and Navy officials that have said his comments are inappropriate need to focus on recruiting and retaining quality people, and stop being distracted with petty issues like this. Promote Tom to Admiral and maybe Navy will end up with enough people to do its job!

If you are stupid enough to permit him talk to a low life reporter what do you expect!! You know they're going to distort everything you say and ask dumb irrelevant questions. Don't make this poor guy your scapegoat for not looking after your personnel well enough to recruit or retain them in the first place. This front page controversy is the best thing that could have happened to your recruitment campaign.

Bl00dy hell..! If the hot girls of the Navy were to wear bikini's as uniforms, maybe I would've stayed in. What the Commanding Officer of HMAS Farncomb said is no where near as sexist as what I just said, so if all of you feminists out there want something to whinge about, then whinge about my comment instead of his which is by no means sexist in the slightest. Get a life ladies...

If this guys comments are all the Aussie politicians and population have to worry about there doing really well. I hope Commander Phillips not only keeps his command but ends up being Admiral someday, he went through more to get his command than the small minded prudes complaining about him will ever experience.

I find this hilarious, my sister is in the Navy and tells me all the time that the Male Sailors and Officers she works with are great blokes and that as long as you dont take their jokes seriously and know the difference between a joke and clear abuse or discrimination then everything is peachy. Navy needs numbers and clearly the aim of the article was to show that our service men and women still have a good time while they work. What was said was not meant to be taken seriously!!!! My sister tells me that everything that is said in jest has to be double checked and that no one is safe any more from the E&D nazi's, (wait can i call them that?) Ms Cox why dont you and your feminist whingers fight for paid maternity leave, childcare in the workplace or greater punishment for spousal abuse. Evenstill heres a better idea how bout sticking up for the women who were left to miscary in hospital toilets by unsympathetic nurses. They are the women who want your voice and support.

This poor guy has done nothing wrong! Women who find Tom's remarks offensive need to lighten up. Or perhaps it's been a while since they've copped a good rodgering... thus explaining their man-hating attitudes. (BTW, the above is an example of misogynistic comments. Tom's answers provided in his interview are not.)

As the only submariner ever elected to a Parliament in this country, I flatly disagree with those politicians ‘serving it up’ to Commander Phillips (Commanding Officer, HMAS FARNCOMB). In fact, it is the comments by some politicians that are far more inappropriate and offensive than those of Commander Tom Phillips. Additionally, Ms Eva Cox is a serial complainer who nobody should take seriously. She enjoys the very freedoms that allow her to be able to criticise the people that protect her. Unlike other people in politics who presume to understand, I have spent many lengthy periods underwater in a submarine. Believe me, if you don’t have a sense of humour, you won’t survive. In fact, you won’t even be selected in the first place. I will be buying this edition of Ralph and asking him to sign it for my collection. Joe Francis MLA Member for Jandakot (Liberal Party, WA)