To The Reader: Some scientists postulate that more than one universe exists. In fact, there are those who believe that there may be an infinite number of parallel universes that exist side-by-side. This would mean that an infinite number of you exist, in multiple different universes. This theory is so popular that a movie was actually made about it - 2001's
The One
, starring Jet Li.
This story is written based upon the idea that more than one universe exists. While that wild photo shoot was occurring in Palm Desert in
The Wild Blue Yonder
, who knows what could've been going on in another one of the universes. This story contains many similarities to
The Wild Blue Yonder
; however, it is more than just a re-write - it is definitely a story that stands on its own.
Furthermore, with the exception of Hugh Hefner and Larry Flynt, all characters and occurrences in this story are entirely fictional. This story is not designed to be a true portrayal of military policy; however, the author has tried to make this story as true to the military as possible.
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In December of 2008, Hugh Hefner, publisher of Playboy, approached the Secretary of Defense with a proposal. Hefner wanted to do a Playboy featuring the Women of the Military. However, he knew that were military women to appear nude in Playboy during their enlistment period, it could jeopardize their standing within the Armed Forces. For all his foibles, Hefner has always been known as a man who would go out of his way to make sure that his Playboy models were well taken care of and that nothing he did would be harmful to their careers.
After a great deal of negotiating with the Defense Department and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Hefner got the go-ahead to do his issue, provided that none of the women were dressed in actual military uniforms at any point during the shoot, and that no military equipment was visible in any of the pictures. In addition, of the individual service secretaries, only the Secretary of the Air Force was willing to go along with the plan. Nonetheless, eager to do his issue, Hefner readily agreed.
When Hefner did the issue, he not only tastefully portrayed the Air Force, but he portrayed the diversity of the Air Force. In February 2009, Warrant Officer Amy Carson (African-American), Sergeant Michelle Tran (Asian), Tech Sergeant Kris Warbington (Caucasian), Lieutenant Nicole Kenna (Navajo), and Airman Rachel Gomez (Hispanic) appeared in Hefner's "Women of the Air Force" issue. It was the best selling issue of Playboy of all time, and provided unprecedented publicity for the United States Armed Forces. Recruiters nationwide reported a 56% increase in 18-25 year old male walk-ins between February and May of 2009. By the end of June 2009, the US Armed Forces stood at a place where they could've easily handled two major regional conflicts simultaneously – almost entirely thanks to Hugh Hefner publishing twenty-five pages of tastefully done nude photographs of women in the US Air Force.
My name is Gunnery Sergeant Aaron Le'Garte, United States Marine Corps (retired). I grew up with Kris Warbington, going to elementary and high school with her. However, when we graduated, we went our separate ways, with her going to Ft. Dyess in Texas for Basic, and me heading to Marine Corps Recruiting Depot San Diego. It had been a few years since I had seen her, but I most definitely saw her when she appeared in that February 2009 issue of Playboy!
Several copies of the issue were readily available at Camp Lejeune. In fact, I heard rumors that the commanding general even had one. We thought it was strange when the five women all received honorable discharges on exactly the same day - June 1, 2009 - but we figured, at least they didn't get court-martialed or anything of that nature.
Around that time, my older brother Jason, the chaplain at Beale Air Force Base in Sacramento, called me up and let me know about a bit of a stink that was going on out in northern California. Apparently, Kris had been assigned to Beale, and when she was discharged, the commander at Beale, a General Mae Durban, had kicked up such a stink over it being a cover-up and an excuse to get the Playboy five out of the Air Force that she had nearly jeopardized her own career. But it went away quickly, as do so many scandals in the military (trust me when I say that the Abu Ghraib scandal was a very rare exception to the rule!).
One day in July, I was called to my commanding officer's office. I knocked before entering, as is protocol, and when I was given permission to enter, I went in, saluted, and said, "Gunnery Sergeant Le'Garte, reporting as ordered, sir!"
That was when I noticed a very familiar looking old man sitting next to the general. I couldn't place him, but I could swear I'd seen him before. I quickly recognized him, though, when General Cunningham introduced him as Hugh Hefner, publisher of Playboy and Playgirl magazines.
After the general gave me permission to sit, Mr. Hefner started to ask me some questions. "I understand you're coming up on the end of your contract pretty soon here, Sergeant?"
"Yes, sir."
"Well, how would you like to make some extra money and get some national exposure?"
I should've guessed something was up when General Cunningham smirked at that remark, but I didn't think twice. "I'd like that, sir."
"Well, then, Sergeant, I would like to do an issue of Playgirl that features a member of the military - kind of the counterpart to the Playboy Air Force issue. The base doctor recommended you, but I figured I should come check out the potential model for myself."
"Uh... I see, sir," I replied.
What the fuck?!
"So," Hefner continued, "what I would like you to is stand up and strip."
When I hesitated, General Cunningham leaned across his desk and said, "Do it, Sergeant."
Well, there it was. Order from a flag officer. "Yes sir."
In under a minute, I was stark naked in the general's office. Hefner began looking me over and taking notes.
Now, I must say, I'm quite proud of my physique. I stand 6'3" tall, and I weigh in at 190 pounds - most of it muscle. I have a good amount of definition in all my muscle areas - torso, abdomen, arms, and legs. My tan is fairly even - although some of it was out of a bottle. But the thing I'm most proud of - my cock. When limp, it hangs about seven inches long, and when it's erect, it gets up to about eleven inches long and is nearly as big around as my wrist. I've gotten stares in the showers since I was about thirteen, and I've never had any problem getting a girl into bed.
Obviously Mr. Hefner approved, because after I got dressed, he said, "Well, you'll definitely do. You'll be getting a call to let you know when and where the shoot is."