And, you know, the US flag patch.dekkarax said:Those are US soldiers in the pic, the stripes are upside down
OT: as long as it's a dashboard thing, I'm okay with it.
UK Government to Recruit Soldiers Via Xbox Live
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Getting 13 year old shouty Xbox Live kids to fight, now that's something worth watching.
If their parents don't give them a royal bollocking for swearing and throwing tantrums the army certainly will.
It's unlikely that will happen but I can always hope.
If their parents don't give them a royal bollocking for swearing and throwing tantrums the army certainly will.
It's unlikely that will happen but I can always hope.
OK.. first off lets clear out some facts here.
GCHQ is military intelligence, including research and development of weapons and tools, tactical theory and predicitons among other things.
If The british army was recruiting soldiers - and by that i mean the frontline rifle in hand runs 30 miles a day kind then it would be the MOD doing the recruiting.
As its GCHQ i suspect there actualy looking for people with gaming skills rather than athletic prowess. People with skills at finely controling remote devices such as UAV's or bomb disposal robots. people with the ability to understand a computerised map and relay info to teams on the ground. Im sure you get the idea of the sort of stuff im getting at.
If the advertising isnt pushy i personaly have no problem with it. Chances are tho it will be viewed by people under 18 and the last damn thing we need is more kids throwing away their lives or sanity for our marvelous empire building habits.
GCHQ is military intelligence, including research and development of weapons and tools, tactical theory and predicitons among other things.
If The british army was recruiting soldiers - and by that i mean the frontline rifle in hand runs 30 miles a day kind then it would be the MOD doing the recruiting.
As its GCHQ i suspect there actualy looking for people with gaming skills rather than athletic prowess. People with skills at finely controling remote devices such as UAV's or bomb disposal robots. people with the ability to understand a computerised map and relay info to teams on the ground. Im sure you get the idea of the sort of stuff im getting at.
If the advertising isnt pushy i personaly have no problem with it. Chances are tho it will be viewed by people under 18 and the last damn thing we need is more kids throwing away their lives or sanity for our marvelous empire building habits.
Actually, I think this is more comparable to Kitchener's recruiting tactics after football matches. Think about it, you have a particularly good game, you will be in a good mood and will think yourself top of the world. At that point, you'd sign anything they gave you.
Now I just need somebody to photoshop Gordon Freeman on to this...
Now I just need somebody to photoshop Gordon Freeman on to this...
Ok your right the british army does not recruit 12 year olds. I never said it did. I said 'kids'. Thats any one under 18, and for what its worth the british army DOES recruit 16 and 17 year olds. Theres also the cadets and junior TA which starts the recruitment process at a much younger age.bagodix said:
As regards empire building - why exactly do you think were in afganistan, and iraq. What about the troops in somalia they've hardly been mentioned for ages. Part of the function of our armed forces is to protect our interests abroad - those interests tend to be financial and centered around resources and aquiring bussiness for british companies.
For what its worth i have no issues with our troops, Ive known quite a few and I used to work outsourced for the MOD and other departments myself but i do have an issue with some of the command decisions, more specificaly the political decisions behind them.
Ahaaa ninja'd! We also don't have that colour camo, and digital style camo hasn't been introduced yetdekkarax said:Those are US soldiers in the pic, the stripes are upside down
OT: as long as it's a dashboard thing, I'm okay with it.
OT: I already applied for the armed forces and failed. If I can get a 5:1 K/D do you reckon they might let me in?
Big Brother is watching you, even when you think you are just playing. They know, they hear, and see all. You have been warned.
I thought the point of the war game was to get the thrill and feel of being in a battle without actually endangering yourself :-\ If it bolsters their numbers with legitimate recruits, job well done, but I don't think they should be surprised if this campaign isn't too successful.
