It makes people think twice, as it is a common assumption that veterans are only men. ![]() People want to know, “Who is she?” Then, they find out that she is a veteran. ![]() I stayed for the sisterhood.” I think that having images of female veterans in the calendar is a starting point to tell their story. One of our volunteers recently told me, “I came for the service. They are coming together, after their military service, to give back to their brothers and sisters. GE: It’s really a sisterhood of volunteers. (Photo courtesy of Are you recruiting an army of Pin-Ups? Pin-Ups pose on the Queen Mary for the 2019 Pin-Ups for Vets Calendar. ![]() GE: I have a lot of amazing volunteers, many of whom are female veterans. Many of our supporters collect them, and some have the entire calendar collection - all the way from 2007, our first edition. I want it to be top notch so people want to order it year after year. Producing the calendar every year is like making a film - from location scouting to casting to styling to pre-production to photography to post-production to editing and printing. GE: The 2019 Pin-Ups For Vets calendar was photographed on the Queen Mary. Last year’s calendar at the Queen Mary was amazing. We ask them to submit their picture, tell us a bit about their military service and why they would like to be in our next calendar and what that would mean to them. GE: Well, we look for female Veterans who have great stories to share. ![]() What does it take to be a Pin-Up in the calendar?
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