FORT DRUM, N.Y. — 2nd Lt. Micheal Podwoski arrived at his first command with wide eyes and a goal of reaching his soldiers on a personal level, but he's regretting his attempt to earn their respect by showing them a photo of his girlfriend, sources confirmed.

"I just think it's really important for me to connect with my guys," Podwoski, platoon leader in Charlie Company, 14th Infantry Regiment, told Duffel Blog. "That's why I opened up about my private life and showed them a picture of my girlfriend of six months, Stacey."

The picture, featuring Stacey on the beach during the couple's trip to Hawaii last year, united the platoon into a single, sexually-depraved monster, according to sources familiar with the matter. Once he handed the picture to his platoon sergeant, Sgt. 1st Class Jeffery Burns, Podwoski told reporters he then realized his error.