Not at all. Please. I am no shrinking violet. My bum around t-shirt is an IDF t-shirt my son got for me when he was in Israel a few years back.
In fact, I was rather impressed by how well used the gentleman's M16 is. He has been around the block a few times.
No offense at all. My response was only tinged with a bit of sarcasm because of the most prominent object in the phonto. It rather grabs one's attention so the peyos are not so quickly seen.
I reckon that depends on one's point of view. When I first saw the pic, the peyos jumped out at me, even if I didn't know the name, and the pic went immediately in my collection of IDF soldiers wearing tefillin, prayer shawls and, now, peyos. Eze 37 talks about a mighty army and many scholars believe he was referring to the IDF. I would like to add that it refers to the observant Jews in the IDF.