Playboy-Posing Sergeant Relieved Of Duty
An Air Force staff sergeant who posed nude for Playboy magazine has been relieved of her duties while the military investigates, officials said Thursday.
In February's issue, hitting newsstands this week, Michelle Manhart is photographed in uniform yelling and holding weapons under the headline "Tough Love." The following pages show her partially clothed, wearing her dog tags while working out, as well as completely nude.
"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," Oscar Balladares, spokesman for Lackland Air Force Base, said in a statement.
Manhart told Playboy that she considers herself as standing up for her rights.
"Of what I did, nothing is wrong, so I didn't anticipate anything, of course," Manhart, 30, told The Associated Press. "I didn't do anything wrong, so I didn't think it would be a major issue."
Manhart, who is married with two children, joined the Air Force in 1994, spending time in Kuwait in 2002. She trains airmen at Lackland.
© 2009 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. In February's issue, hitting newsstands this week, Michelle Manhart is photographed in uniform yelling and holding weapons under the headline "Tough Love." The following pages show her partially clothed, wearing her dog tags while working out, as well as completely nude.
"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," Oscar Balladares, spokesman for Lackland Air Force Base, said in a statement.
Manhart told Playboy that she considers herself as standing up for her rights.
"Of what I did, nothing is wrong, so I didn't anticipate anything, of course," Manhart, 30, told The Associated Press. "I didn't do anything wrong, so I didn't think it would be a major issue."
Manhart, who is married with two children, joined the Air Force in 1994, spending time in Kuwait in 2002. She trains airmen at Lackland.
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I enlisted one year ago and she was one of my T.I.'s and I remember her being very hard on us females. She continually lectured us on how women shouldn't be in the military because women are too weak. Now she's making women in the military look bad; not to mention women training instructors, who I'm assuming already have it hard enough! The news has slightly changed her last name, I'm assuming to keep her real identity a secret, but I will respect that and not post it.
And "Toscot", I'm assuming is a civilian, because we do have freedoms in this country, but the U.S. military has a higher standard to uphold.
And for "AFsoldier": for someone who is quoting the UCMJ so freely you may want to read AFI 36-2903 page #9 which states that you may not wear your uniform for "furthering political activities, private employment, or commercial interests", "working in an off duty capacity".
I hope Michelle "Manhart" is enjoying the big fat paycheck that she completely used the Air Force to get.