An Army spouse says her attempt to boost troops' morale with a sexy, military-themed calendar has made her a target of threats, abuse and vandalism that she blames on jealous wives.Alessandra Bosco, who’s married to Sgt. 1st Class Edward McCoy of the Katterbach-based 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, is selling a 2009 calendar that includes 12 photographs of her wearing a mixture of lingerie and military items. The 32-year-old Italian has been a bikini model for 10 years and says she never had a problem with Army spouses before she came to Katterbach last year. But since then she has been the target of gossip, hurtful looks and negative comments from wives waiting at home while their husbands serve with the aviation unit in Iraq, she said.
Two cats saucer of milk. If what she is doing is raising the morale of the troops then great. Perhaps the other wives should work with her to make a calender with all of their pictures in it? It seems apparent that this is a case of jealousy. She's hot they're not. Would you get angry at this young lady if she was stationed at your base?
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Why does this woman want other men lusting after her? When we are deployed, it is hard enough being away from our wives...the last thing I need is to be thinking of some other soldiers half naked wife. This is torture to the male and not a positive thing. I think she should keep her nakedness to her own husband. It is shameful! A word that has seemed to have lost meaning in our society.
Let her express herself. Obviously she may not be aware of the strict rules Military personnel and their families have to abide by so it's up to her sponsors while Overseas to make sure her behavior is not disruptive to the point where she is brings discredit to her husband's unit.
I hope she goes all the way and we'll see her in the next Playboy. She's hot.
As a new recruit I'm excited about the overwhelming number that I've yet to experience while in the ARMY. This is not one of those things. I almost agreed with robert when he wrote that shame has lost it's meaning in our society today. What excites me the most about the military is what it stands for. To protect our free society as a whole. Times seem to be changing at an accelerating rate. And with it there are a lot of collisions between vastly different social sects that follow different rules of taboo. No one is forcing anyone to look at any calender, or cheat on their significant other. I believe that the media allows for a scapegoat just by acknowledging most situations because there seems to be a period of time that people just throw up their arms and say "oh my god, I can't believe." Instead of accepting or dealing with the situation in a manner that I would consider acceptable. Which is instantaneous. If I were over seas right now, the only thing that would help compensate for my desire to have a higher moral would be working towards a solution so that I could come home with a clear concious knowing that I did everything that I could do. Looking at pictures of another man's wife scantily dressed would only be something that delayed what needed to be done and took my focus off of more important things at hand. Pun intended. That being said. I also have never been able to have respect for anyone who didn't have the shame or respect or any of the other thousands of reasons to save themselves for their significant other. So things like this callender have no appeal to me because in the end it's only a picture and has no real ability to even compare to that of a person. If you chose your mate as wisely as you should have, you should share those same core values. And your lack in doing so becomes apparently clear when you fear somethiing as insignificant as a calender. Either that or you just want something to get attention both of which are qualities that don't appeal to me and only make me question your character as a rational adult.
SFC McCoy and Alessandra-
Just read an article in Army.Com about you and your wife.
Maybe you can spin this publicity into a good and profitable thing.
I'm sorry some simple minded, insecure, jealous and petty people have targeted both of you with threats and vandalism. I'm hopeful the "leadership" focuses as much or even more attention to the CRIMINAL activity you have both been the victim of, as has apparently been given to the "concerned" community who are trying to force there own morals on everyone. Last time I checked, everyone in the Army was an adult old enough to make there own decisions. It drives me crazy at times that although it is the military that defends others freedom, OURs are sometimes taken away. If a spouse is uncomfortable with her husband purchasing the calendar, that is between the two of them to work out...and if something so trivial is such a huge issue, then there are problems with those individuals and that marriage anyway. I haven't seen the calendar, but based on your website and photos I am sure it is very professional, very nice and tasteful (unlike some of the garbage and porn you find everywhere, to include the PX).
I wish both you and your wife continued success in your careers. Though I am not in either of your shoes and certainly have no influence on potential outcomes, I encourage you to stand up for what is right. Thank you for your service.
Best of luck,
MSG Brian Allen
It's too bad that there are very imature women married to great men that serve. I too am an Army wife and I say "Go Girl" hey if you are secure in who "you" are and your marriage it would not matter if there was a brothel in town, which there proablly is. Shame on those other women being so insecure and miserable with nothing else to do but cause problems for someone who is doing something with herself and life. For God's sake she's married its not like she's flying to Iraq to have sex with men. She is a Military wife just like the rest of us and all of you jelous ones that take issue, go to the gym and take care of yourself so you would not have to be so self sabatoging and insecure.
A Proud Army Wife
Military wives learn and take notes from this woman: start taking care of yourself and do something constructive. What is a shame is seeing overweight , unkept military spouses who have nothing to do but sticking their noses where they don't belong and do absolutely nothing with their lives.
Ok...so I just read this article and I am not only a military spouse but I just recently got off of active duty in the Army myself and I think this is crazy! Why be so upset over a stupid calendar? Are wives really that worried about there husbands wanting someone other than them? If so I owuld suggest some counseling for your marriage and worry less about what one women is confident enough in her won body to do...FYI maybe y'all should be taking some "private" pictures for your husband so they don't have to rely on looking at someone else....just a thought...