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The military is an intriguing profession to children — it has the perfect combination of intrigue, heroism, danger, and dirt.  While you may not want to encourage your young ones to run around shooting at one another with imaginary guns, you can introduce the thrills of a military profession with Character Options’ HM Armed Forces figures – toys that will keep your children and their imaginations entertained for hours.

Character Options has put out 35 figures in this line, many of which are 10″ figures that are the perfect size for kids’ hands to grip and manipulate.  A good portion of the profits goes to the Military of Defence for redistribution into public relations activities, with much of the rest raising funds for the Armed Forces, so by purchasing these toys, you are supporting the military’s efforts.  Though they have different characteristics, this toy line’s predecessor was the highly popular G.I. Joe figures of America.

The toys are very detail and realistic, with much of their equipment and outfits being modeled off the standards that real military personnel carry and wear.  The figures cost between £7 used to £20 for the more detailed ones, brand new; all of them can be easily found online from individual and retail vendors.  Depending on which branch of the military your child is interested in, you can buy them figures from the Army, Royal Air Force, and Royal Navy branches — from the Fast Jet Pilot in his full flight gear to the Royal Marine Commando sporting his famous green beret.

HM Armed Forces toys are a great addition to your child’s toy box, for many reasons.  For one, it’s a safe way to explore a possible future profession.  For another, the toys do not have electrical parts, making them very safe and requiring your youngster to work their imagination for loads of role play fun.