Hello, girls! Forget Sgt Brody, these cheeky Royal Marines, going commando for a steamy charity calendar, will REALLY have you on the edge of your seat...



The Official Go Commando 2013 calendar, £9.99



Made by marines of 40 Commando at base camp in Somerset

A group of Royal Marines have quite literally 'gone commando' - by launching a raunchy charity calendar.

Serving members of 40 Commando RM in Taunton, Somerset, stripped off to raise money for an armed forces' charity before being posted to Afghanistan.

Incredibly, they did all the work themselves - directing and photographing the arty pictures.

Go Commando calendar: A group of Royal Marines have stripped off for an armed forces charity and taken part in a naked photo shoot for a raunchy 2013 calendar

The calendar is for the 'Go Commando' charity, which was founded in 2010 to provide support to serving Royal Marines and their families.

Once it was completed, the unit’s own photographer Rhys O'Leary had to send the photographs back to the from his base in Afghanistan to get them approved by the Royal Navy.

Sexy stairwell: It is hoped the 2013 calendar will raise as much as £50,000 for the Royal Marines Charitable Trust

Authorities gave them the green light and it is hoped the 2013 calendar will help the charity with its target of raising £50,000.

The Royal Marine Commandos, who cannot be named for operational reasons, described the photoshoot as 'a challenge which was far from a normal day’s work'.

Debbie Howarth, the PR spokesperson for Go Commando, said that while the calendar is fun and raunchy, there is a serious message behind it.

Having a scuffle: Two of the marines pose for the calendar shoot which was described by one as 'a challenge which was far from a normal day's work'

She said: 'Being a wife, partner or parent with a loved-one serving in a military unit can be extremely stressful and the reality of caring for an injured husband or partner is an unfortunate fact of life faced by many courageous women.

'This is proving a great morale boost for the lads over in Afghanistan who tragically lost one of their colleagues - Cpl David O'Connor - together with three others working on attachment to 40 Commando within the past couple of weeks.

Our thoughts are with their families.'

To order a calendar, which costs £9.99, visit www.gocommando.org.uk/shop



Catch! One scantily clad marine preserves his dignity with just a rugby ball

Hello, girls! Two of the topless marines pose for their photograph for the Go Commando calendar

Brave boys: The men of 40 Commando Royal Marines brave the water for the shoot

Birthday suits: The brave marines pose for a group shot

No bombing: The burly men strip off, leaving on only their uniform hats

Hello, girls! Forget Sgt Brody, these cheeky Royal Marines, going commando for a steamy charity calendar, will REALLY have you on the edge of your seat...



