Get a chance to win a FREE $50.00 Visa Gift Card! I've decided to created a fun contest that everyone can participate in. Whether you know how to make your own layout or you just have an awesome Military photo, you can participate in this contest! I wanted to give something back to all my loyal visitors while also contributing to the growth of the site. I hope you enjoy this contest and if all goes well, I plan on holding a monthly contest and INCREASE the winnings! Let's make this popular, let's get new photos up and let's win some cash!

Idea's for future constest will be monthly, quarterly and yearly contests as well as specialty contest such as the best Christmas based or Halloween based Military photos layout. Keep reading to see how you can win you FREE $50.00 Visa Gift Card!

Official Rules

What is the contest? The best background photo!

Eligibility: Any of the first ten (10) people to submit a photo are eligible but the photos submitted must NOT be copyrighted or contain any OPSEC material. If faces are shown, they will be blurred out for OPSEC purposes unless direct authorization from the individual is given.

How to enter: There will be two ways you can enter. You can submit me the direct code of the layout using any of the Myspace profile editors found across the internet. The second is to send me the photo directly and I'll add the photo as a background. Participants MUST submit their entries directly to me as I will add them to a special contest page at the same time to allow for fair opportunities. Keep in mind that this is a popularity contest, so the cooler the graphic or the better the editing job gets you that much closer to winning! I would recommend creating the layout in full using a Myspace editor so you can give your layout that extra PUNCH!

How to win: This is the fun part. Once your entry is accepted and ready to be uploaded to the contest page, it'll be added to the contest pool at the same time. The winner will be determined by a calculation of three (3) different aspects of the layout. Users View, User Comments and User Rating. Each piece has a different point value.

The algorithym will go like this ([Views] x 0.25) + ([Comments] x 1) + ([Rating] X 3) = Total Score. Take the following layout as an example:

With this sample, it shows a view count as 498, comment 0, rating 10. Using the algorithym the score for this layout would be (498 x 0.25) + (0 x 1) + (10 x 3) = 154.5. You can rate a layout as much as you want or view is as much as you can (only one a day will be counted) but only one comment per registered user will be counted. Attack your competitors through lower ratings! It's a competition!

What you win: You win a FREE $50.00 Visa Gift Card usable anywhere Visa is accepted. The prizes will get bigger and better as the popularity grows and sponsors want to throw in to the winnings.

When does it start: Start sending your photos now! As soon as we have ten (10) contestants, it will begin. I was hoping for an first week of October start so that I can guage the success enough to determine if a Halloween contest is doable. SO SEND ME YOUR ENTRIES TODAY!

Please title your emails with Contest Entry as I get a lot of various emails daily. All entries can be sent to webmaster@military-myspace.com (not linked to prevent spam)

I hope to make this big and a regular thing!

SPC K, 101st Airborne Division
Afghanistan OEF