PHOTOS: Female Isreali Soldiers Disciplined After PostingUnclad Photos On Facebook

The Israeli military disciplineda group of female soldiers who posed
for photos in underwear and combat gear and posted the images on
Facebook.
The incident was the latest in a string of episodes involving young
Israeli soldiers on social media that have drawn reprimand from the
military.
The women were new recruits stationed on a base in southern Israel.
The soldiers removed their pecked uniforms to expose their underwear
and back sides. Another photo shows five women posed in what appeared
to be a barracks room, dressed only in helmetsand a small amount of
combat equipment.
The faces of the soldiers were blurred in the photos. In a statement,
the military said the young women had acted in a manner that showed
"unbecoming behavior" for Israeli soldiers.
"The commanding officers disciplined the soldiers as theysaw fitting," it said.
The statement did not identifythe soldiers or give any detailsabout
the punishments. Military officials said the base conducted
educational lectures to keep soldiers from repeating the offense.
Several times in recent years, the Israeli military has disciplined
soldiers for what were considered improper postings in social media
sites.
In a video posted to YouTube in 2010, a male Israeli soldierwas filmed
dancing suggestively around a blindfolded Palestinian woman. That
incident followed the discovery of photos earlier that year showing a
female soldier posing in front of Palestinian prisoners.
Shortly thereafter, the Israeli military banned soldiers from using
social media sites while on base. The ban was an effort to prevent
future embarrassing posts on social media. It remains unclear whether
the ban is in effect.
Early this year, another soldierwas reprimanded for writing
anti-Palestinian tweets and posting pictures to multiple social media
services showing himself unclad with a gun.