Hopefully there's not too much carpet, though...
...plus I'm running low on floss.... :O)
Posted on 01/13/2007 12:27:16 AM PST by csvset
A US Air Force sergeant who appears nude in the latest edition of Playboy magazine has been stood down from duties as an investigation begins.
Michelle Manhart, 30, is pictured in a range of poses, some while wearing uniform and striking a military pose, others while stripped naked.
The air force said in a statement her actions "does not meet the high standards we expect of our airmen".
Ms Manhart said she did not expect to be disciplined and defended the photos.
Ms Manhart, who is married with two children, appears in the February issue of Playboy's US edition.
In a six-page spread she is photographed in camouflage uniform shouting and holding weapons under the headline "Tough Love".
Other pictures are more explicit.
Dismay
She defended her decision to pose for the magazine, pointing out that she works in training air force recruits and has served her country since 1994.
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They picked me to train these individuals so if they elect to say I don't have [integrity] then that's their opinion
Michelle Manhart
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"Of what I did, nothing is wrong, so I didn't anticipate anything, of course," she told the Associated Press.
"I didn't do anything wrong, so I didn't think it would be a major issue.
"They picked me to train these individuals so if they elect to say I don't have [integrity] then that's their opinion."
Oscar Balladares, a spokesman for Lackland Air Force Base, denounced her actions in a statement.
"This staff sergeant's alleged action does not meet the high standards we expect of our airmen, nor does it comply with the Air Force's core values of integrity, service before self, and excellence in all we do.
"It is not representative of the many thousands of outstanding airmen who serve in the US Air Force today."
A Playboy spokeswoman said two serving women have posed nude in the past, both from the navy.
One was discharged a few months early in June 2000, while the first model was honourably discharged in 1998.
Hopefully there's not too much carpet, though...
...plus I'm running low on floss.... :O)
I have a pretty good imagination.
Playboy remains the only "nudie" magazine sold in navy exchanges alongside such non-nude magazines like Maxim, FHM, and Stuff.
That is the dumbest damned thing that I have ever read.
They might try to administratively discharge her, in which case a Board will be convened to take the evidence and make a recommendation if she should be separated.
With an honorable discharge (or a general discharge at worst).
Yeah, what she did WAS stupid because she knew what the consequences would be.
Maybe she wanted some publicity and an easy way out prior to her enlistment being up. Who knows?
P.S. She is in OUSTANDING shape for an USAF female-type (who normally are quite a bit FATTER than women in the other, more real, branches of the military).
Before any of you AF-types start getting all hot and bothered - I'm retired USAF, so save it.
Just calling it like it is, that's all.
There IS a clause, when one joins the military, that they won't do things such as posing IN UNIFORM for PLAYBOY and the like.
It's nice to know that these things can be done in the field now.
She's cute from a distance......close up, you can see the mileage. She's a disgrace to her family and the air force.
Give her the boot.
Just buy Playboy and dream on......that's all you can do.LOL
I'm sure that her husband has that under control and doesn't need your help.
What I find amazing is that she is the mother of two kids. Outstanding.
Hey, I take offense to this...I think AF women are much more lean and mean than navy women...and I think the "hottie" ratio in the AF is much better than the Marines.
I'll bet she does, I'll bet she does! Say no more, say no more! WoooOOOoooh! That's good, that's good! A nod's as good as a wink to a blind bat!
Faces probe...give her the boot...my goodness.
After our " Haitian Vacation ", ( delivering the 10th Mountain Division to Haiti), we returned to Norfolk. Clinton visited the ship and presented a medal to one sailor, a Playboy worthy blond RM1, ( Radioman First Class ).
She was awarded the Joint Service Commendation Medal. She made Chief the next cycle. Now, whether she did the Commander In Chief is certainly possible.
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