an investigator has blamed sexism, including pornography sold at base stores, for the attitudes that led to army members joining  british bikini models for a photo shoot one utah national guard officer was sacked and three other soldiers have been disciplined for their involvement with hot shots 2015, where military vehicles became props for the group's risque calendar and 'behind the scenes' video 'too many soldiers don't see a calendar shoot of this nature as something that isn't in harmony with our values,' the investigator wrote of the event at camp williams, outside of salt lake city scroll down for video  risque: a investigator blamed a sexist culture and pornography for the mindset that led a utah national guard officer to allow british bikini models to use a military base and equipment  cover up: the army times saw emails where members of the 19th special forces talked about removing references to their involvement and blamed 'uptight mormons' for outrage of their time with the models  'i don't believe this simply [was] a matter of a bunch of 'uptight mormons' being upset over a video,' the official said, according to the army times the unnamed investigator said he hoped the utah national guard recommended the removal of pornography and other media 'that promote sexist behavior and objectify women or men' from military stores the army times also uncovered attempts by the special forces unit involved in the shoot to remove names and reference to their unit from hot shot material i didn't think it was that bad, not bad enough to hunt for blood,' one email in the group read 'what can i say on a personal level … awesome! professionally… hmmm,' another said three soldiers were disciplined with reprimands last year and forced to pay back the $200 in military fuel that was used for the shoot, which included the british models riding in tanks and firing a range of weapons the officer who lost his position and was forced into early retirement was a 19th special forces non commissioned officer, typically a colonel or a sergeant though not authorized to do so, he  approved soldier's participation in the four day shoot last may, where models used the space where special forces do drills to set up their makeup and hair stations equipment:two police officers (left) were also disciplined after participating in a day of the calendar video military equipment include a tank, an armored truck and a helicopter were all used during the five day shoot  on the third day of the shoot a soldier brought the models a tank to pose with despite not having orders to do so, according to the salt lake tribune one soldier was blamed for letting an untrained model drive an atv while he rode as a passenger  national guard members also helped the scantily clad women gain access to a cobra helicopter and a mine resistant armored truck after the video surfaced in october, the soldiers face charges of discrediting the guard, dereliction of duty, conduct unbecoming an officer, and the sale, waste or destruction of military property the three soldiers who sought permission from their senior officers were given disciplines ranging from reprimands to counseling the national guardsmen did not drink and did not get any compensation for participating, the investigator found in addition to the time spent at the tickville training area compound, the models also spent a day at a private shooting range two utah police officers who helped out at the range were also suspended without pay repercussions: one non commissioned national guard officer lost his position and three others were reprimanded for their involvement models used drill space to set up hair and makeup stations  apology: the utah national guard said in a statement that it regretted its involvement in the shoot and would not tolerate the unauthorized use of federal and state funds soldiers were made to pay back $200 in fuel  the utah department of public safety imposed the discipline in december on rob wilkinson, a utah highway patrol sergeant, and justin hansen, a state bureau of investigation agent the department released its discipline records last week after receiving a request to obtain them wilkinson, who received a three day suspension, and hansen, who received a one day suspension, were at the big shot ranch near grantsville in june the two men were seen wearing camouflage uniforms identifying them as police in the video, posted on youtube in october neither wilkinson nor hansen sought their superiors' permission to participate, and superiors learned of the activity only when they saw video clips played by the news media in utah, according to the records an acquaintance asked the two to help supervise the firing line where the models shot at targets, according to an internal affairs report the report also notes hot shots purports to donate a portion of its proceeds to charities for wounded soldiers in the us and uk
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investigator recommends removing pornography from army base stores  said soldiers didn't realize salacious shoot not 'in harmony with our values' utah national guard officer sacked after allowing  risqué video to be shot  emails from within 19th special forces unit show attempts to remove references to their involvement with hot shots bikini models  scantily clad women used army tank, helicopter and truck as props  after video made public, soldiers blamed 'uptight mormons' for outrage 