vsu8992 Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Someone get on the hunt for the youtube clip ! Its gotta still be floating around. Picture included in the news article----> Miss military Oh yea, this outta throw up red flags if Mr Military is named Habib Zaiden Airman 1st Class Apryl Sanders, a weapons manager for the 16th Airborne Command and Control Squadron at Robins Air Force Base, was named Miss Military last month by a nonprofit organization in California. Wednesday, she e-mailed the contest organizer to refuse the crown. Apryl Sanders The California-based Military Civilian Experience Inc. organized the event, which also named a Mr. Military. Calvin Hill, the group’s founder, said Sanders was forced to give up the crown by her superiors. “The chain of command put pressure on her,” Hill said. “Something is going on there.” Sanders initially declined to comment on why she campaigned for the title then resigned the title three weeks after winning the contest. Late Wednesday afternoon, Sanders responded to requests for comment by claiming her decision came because she is about to be deployed, and that “it would be impossible for me to fulfill those obligations” inherent in serving as Miss Military. A spokeswoman for the 116th Air Control Wing, the 16th ACCS’s parent unit, gave a different explanation. “She did a competition without the approval of her chain of command,” said Judy Smith, public affairs officer for the unit. Smith said that the unit’s Judge Advocate General’s staff counseled Sanders that Military Civilian Experience was using the contest to raise money, thus making her ineligible as a uniformed service member. Sanders will not be reprimanded for participating in the event, Smith said. Hill, who recently retired from the Navy, said he contacted officials from americasupportsyou.mil, the Pentagon’s community relations group, and Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., to clear the event. “I made sure to dot every ‘i’ and cross every ‘t,’ ’’ he said. Hill said that no one associated with the Department of Defense attempted to dissuade him from organizing the contest. A spokesman for Hunter called Hill’s correspondence “strictly informational” and said it did not seek or receive approval from the congressman. The pageant was held online. Since the contestants were scattered all over the globe, there was no physical location for the event. Sanders was one of about 20 contestants who posted videos of themselves on YouTube starting in December 2008, making their pitches for the crown. Sanders’ video has since been removed from YouTube. The winners were decided in an online poll. This was the first Miss Military contest. They honored Petty Officer 2nd Class Habib Zaiden as Mr. Military. The Military Civilian Experience describes itself as an organization with a mission to “help active duty military of all ranks and branches obtain valuable civilian work experience,” according to its Web site. Sanders, the daughter of two Army soldiers, was raised in Germany. She is set to deploy with her unit by the end of the year. To contact writer Thomas L. Day, call 744-4489. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robo Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Bottom of page From the article and caption appears to be the same person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf424 Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Bottom of page From the article and caption appears to be the same person. WOW! (look at those reflective belts!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upsilon Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Much to the anger of single airman everywhere, I hear she is a "Mrs". What is a Weapons Manager? Do they have that position on the JSTARS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoleIt Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Enlisted...figures. I did manage to guess correctly before I even opened the page though, that the winner would be Air Force! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarheadBoom Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Not bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tank Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Not bad. When I read the thread title, this is the first thing that came to mind! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayou_Eagle_Driver Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 I bet Judy Smith is a real cow. I hate her. The beatings will continue until morale improves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FallingOsh Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 (edited) Hopefully some of the other contestant videos have already been removed. Otherwise I would say she had very little competition. I vote we have our own competition. (Disclaimer: All pictures from Google. I don't know any of them.) My Vote Edited October 23, 2009 by FallingOsh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinny Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Another link with a much better picture... http://www.macon.com/197/story/888324.html# Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toro Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 I vote we have our own competition. More military women Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loadsmith Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 Here is some more info on the one picture with the two army and one AF girl. They are all sisters, some dam good genes in that family. C-130 pilot one of two sisters in Afghanistan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fogo Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 Much to the anger of single airman everywhere, I hear she is a "Mrs". What is a Weapons Manager? Do they have that position on the JSTARS? Not only is she not a "weapons manager" but that title does not even exist on JSTARS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
check6 Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 smoking hot tho in that second pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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