Guardsmen In Calendar Shoot: 4 Guardsmen Face Discipline Following Bikini Photoshoot On Army Base


Four guardsmen involved in a calendar shoot are in hot water after they used military vehicles without authorization and took part in the shoot on a military base without proper permission. According to Fox News, four Utah National Guard soldiers (who are all war veterans) got in trouble after shooting images and behind-the-scenes footage for this year’s “Hot Shots Calendar.” The problem was that the shoot was held at Camp Williams and it violated regulations.

Although some money from calendar sales is donated to help wounded soldiers, the proper authorization was not sought before the shoot took place. It doesn’t matter how good of a cause this is — the authorization given by one Special Forces officer should not have happened.

“We just have to learn from our mistakes and go forward, and that’s how we’re trying to approach this. Corrective measures are in place to ensure this doesn’t happen again,” said Guard Lt. Col. Steven Fairbourn.

Of the guardsmen involved in the calendar shoot, the 19th Special Forces non-commissioned officer who gave the green light for the project has already been relieved of his duties and may be forced to retire early. The three other men involved will receive lesser punishments, but will still be reprimanded.

According to the Houston Chronicle, an internal investigation was conducted and completed on Friday.

“[The investigation] found unauthorized Guard support was limited to five vehicles and one boat used as props for the shoot. The investigation confirmed the Guard did not provide the weapons or ammunition used for it.”

The names of the guardsmen who got in trouble for the calendar shoot were not named.

As previously reported by the Inquisitr, none of the women involved in the shoot should have been on the base. Of course, there would have been even bigger problems had the guns in the video shoot been taken on the army base, but and investigation proved that they were not.

“Though the models can be seen shooting weaponry in the video, the investigation concluded that no National Guard ammunition or weapons were fired. Instead, it appears that the weapons fired came from The Big Shot Ranch, a private shooting range in Grantsville,” reported the Inquisitr.

Do you think that the four guardsmen received proper punishment for their actions? Does this story make you question safety measures and protocol on U.S. Army bases?

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