Jan 11, 2009: Uncle Sam Wants You

[Wombat]

So they're selling it by making it look fun. When did war become fun?

[xoxoxoBruce]

I think they're using the super-sized video games to draw a crowd, thinking if they can convince some people to sign up specifically for the noncombat positions, it will free up the people currently doing those jobs.

Even the Army isn't that naive. Trying to convince anyone that war is all fun and games, with the media and internet coverage, wouldn't work.

Mr. George said he did not think the video game accurately conveyed the combat experience.
“In this one, you can die as much as you like, but in real war it’s not possible,” he said. “The reality of military service is beyond what you think. Here you can go back and replay, but in real life if you get shot you get shot. So it’s an entertainment, but it makes you think.”

[floatingk]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Even the Army isn't that naive.

Maybe they are.... desperate after that last war games....

[Trilby]

Originally Posted by Wombat

So they're selling it by making it look fun. When did war become fun?

When the Jets and the Sharks mixed it up. That was fun. ('till Nardo and Tony died and then we all learned our lesson)