Female soldiers
Female soldiers, as members of honour guards for the first time, march during a welcoming ceremony for Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov outside the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, May 12, 2014. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY)
Female soldiers, as members of honour guards for the first time, march during a welcoming ceremony for Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov outside the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, May 12, 2014. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY)

What is it about military dictatorships that they use pretty and sexy women to help keep their leaders in power?

Former Libyan strongman Moammar Gaddaffi was often surrounded by pretty female bodyguards and North Korean leader Kim Jong un was recently seen in the company of beautiful female soldiers fawning on him.

The same strategy of using pretty female soldiers to soften the impact of staging a military coup is being used by the Thai military. Time reports that military unleashed a corps of junta babes dressed in skimpy military fatigues to unleash music and political propaganda.

Thai female soldiers sing patriotic songs on a military truck as soldiers and police take positions to prevent demonstrations against military rule at Victory Monument in Bangkok June 3, 2014. The military junta running Thailand has drawn up a list of emergency measures such as price caps on fuel and loan guarantees for small firms to kick-start an economy threatened by recession after months of political turmoil. REUTERS/Erik De Castro (THAILAND - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MILITARY)

The women performed at Bangkok's Victory Monument on Wednesday before crowds of thousands. Some of the audience took photos with the babes, including selfies, and listened to shrill songs and army recruitment videos played endlessly on two giant screens. Free food and drinks were flowing to ensure the crowds are fed and happy.

It was the 12th military coup of Thailand, the latest courtesy of Army chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha who said he took over the country to restore order after suffering six months of street protests over the rule of deposed Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.

The pretty women are part of the general's Return Happiness to the Public events, besides community trust-building exercises and regular media encounters to maintain a quiet political scene before the next elections are held after 15 months.

Sexy female soldiers apparently are no longer the sole domain of the Israeli army.