Tag: Military Recruitment at Public Events
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The US Military Is Using Online Gaming to Recruit Teens
Gamers with the Army, Navy, and Air Force are spending hours on Twitch with children as young as 13. Jordan Uhl / The Nation - Have a nice time getting banned, my dude,” Army recruiter and gamer Joshua “Strotnium” David told me right before he booted me from the US Army’s Twitch channel. I had just reminded viewers of the United States’ history of atrocities around the globe, and helpfully ...
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COVID-19 Has Forced The Army To Rethink And Step Up Its Virtual Recruiting Efforts
Carson Frame / The American Homefront Project - Listen to the Report The Army is holding its first nationwide virtual recruiting campaign, after the COVID-19 pandemic forced it to scale back ...
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Once Again, the US Military Wants Your Kids
Jonah Walters / Jacobin Magazine - Military recruiters understand that widespread joblessness is good for enlistment. They celebrate the arrival of “Sergeant Hard Times,” recognizing that misery is ...
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Army recruitment today is less "Be all you can be" and more "Call of Duty"
Taylor Allen / Colorado Public Radio - The main source of light in this dim, warehouse-sized room in suburban Denver comes from rows of screens. Each panel shows fast-paced military action — ...
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Should We End Military Recruiting in High Schools as a Matter of Child Protection and Public Health?
Amy Hagopian, PhD, Kathy Barker, PhD - SINCE ITS ADOPTION IN 1989, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child has been ratified more quickly and by more governments than any other ...