Saucy... Army wives and daughters strip offi
A GAME group of Army wives and daughters - or Wads - have found a saucy way to raise cash for charity - they have stripped off for charity.
A total of 18 women - 16 wives and two daughters of men serving with 3 Rifles who are based at Redford Barracks in Edinburgh - posed for the calendar photoshoot.
In one group photo, camouflage nets and a climbing wall are used to protect their modesty and in December's shot the ladies are wearing just jackets and boots with a Christmas tree in the background.
Sammi McWilliams, who is 34 and married to a lance corporal in the 3rd Battalion The Rifles, said: "I came up with the idea in October but I did not know if there would be enough time to organise and shoot it before December.
"The general consensus was that it was fun. With the lads away, I thought it would be a good way of keeping the wives occupied. I think the ladies are all looking forward to seeing the calendar when it is published."
Speaking about the moment she told her husband of the idea, Mrs McWilliams said: "He just laughed. He just thought it was funny and I don't think he believed I would go through with it."
Most of the money raised from the calendars will go to the 3 Rifles Wives Fund, which supports wives left bereaved or caring for a husband injured in service.
The remaining 15 per cent will go to the British Heart Foundation (BHF).
Mrs McWilliams said: "I think the bereavement fund is important to everybody. There have been a few bad tours with a number of deaths and quite a few injured and it's affecting everyone."
Speaking about why the BHF was chosen, Mrs McWilliams said: "There are a few children in the battalion who have a heart condition, my own included."
Her two-year-old daughter Skye has a condition called hypoplastic left heart where parts of the left side of the heart do not develop properly and valves get blocked.
Skye has had two operations on her heart and is expected to have a transplant when she is a teenager, Mrs McWilliams said.
Asked what the reaction of soldiers in 3 Rifles had been to the calendar idea, Mrs McWilliams said: "The majority think it's hilarious and have been very supportive.
"Even when the photos were being taken, the lads made sure they weren't around and were very respectful."
The women in the calendar pictures are aged between 19 and 36. The photos were taken at the battalion's base by Kevin Doust during a two-week period.
The calendars, which cost £10 each, are expected to be available later this month.
For more information visit Rifles Angels on the Facebook website.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/campaigns/our_boys/2723423/Army-girls-strip-for-charity.html
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