Army Using Xbox 360 Give-away To Attract Recruits

January 19, 2009 -

In recent times the U.S. Army has been under fire from critics for employing video games as a means of attracting potential recruits.

But an ad we spotted on CNN.com last evening shows that the Army is now dangling the prospect of winning gaming hardware - specifically the Xbox 360 - as a recruiting enticement.

The freely-distributed first-person shooter America's Army has been around for a number of years, of course. More recently, the Army began taking an interactive exhibit around the country and opened a $12 million game/recruiting center in Philadelphia.

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Re: Army Using Xbox 360 Give-away To Attract Recruits

Submitted by Kharne on Tue, 01/20/2009 - 07:22.

You join the army, get a 360....

I wonder who'd red ring first.

Re: Army Using Xbox 360 Give-away To Attract Recruits

Submitted by Silencets on Mon, 01/19/2009 - 23:09.

Too bad I already have an Xbox. If it was a PS3 or a wii there wouldn't have been any games I wanted to play on it anyway. I also have a Wii. That gathers dust.

Besides, I spent WAY more time training on Halo then anything else if we were in Barracks that week.

Semper Fidelis Tim Shull Cpl Ret USMC

Re: Army Using Xbox 360 Give-away To Attract Recruits

Submitted by Darmoth on Mon, 01/19/2009 - 16:32.

Notice the add says "register to win" not "sign up to win." I think it's basically one of those 'contests' to get loads of new names/e-mails etcetera to send more advertising/propaganda to.

Besides... It ought at least have a custom camouflage case to interest me...

Re: Army Using Xbox 360 Give-away To Attract Recruits

Submitted by Wraith108 on Mon, 01/19/2009 - 12:49.

Hmmm... I wonder if the needed permission from MS to have this promotion? But then I doubt MS would refuse incase they ended up on the receiveing end of a boycott, probably started by Faux news

Re: Army Using Xbox 360 Give-away To Attract Recruits

Submitted by Austin_Lewis on Mon, 01/19/2009 - 17:23.

Are you serious? If NAMBLA buys a bunch of 360s and wants to give them away, they don't need Microsoft's permission. Its their property to be disposed of as they wish.

Re: Army Using Xbox 360 Give-away To Attract Recruits

Submitted by nightwng2000 on Mon, 01/19/2009 - 12:21.

Violation of the ADA! I wanna chance to win an XBox 360 for my son!

(No big deal to me anyway, I prefer the Air Force. :P )

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Re: Army Using Xbox 360 Give-away To Attract Recruits

Submitted by Anto103 on Mon, 01/19/2009 - 11:41.

If I where an American I would probably say, do I want to win an X-box 360 in the possible chance that I would return home in a body bag? Is winning a console worth that risk? The answer would be a short answer NO! I'm sure I wouldn't be the only one that thinking such a thing either.

_ _ Pops... If you dance with the devil, the devil don't change. The devil changes you.

Re: Army Using Xbox 360 Give-away To Attract Recruits

Submitted by d20sapphire on Mon, 01/19/2009 - 11:08.

War out is the battlefield shouldn't be about fun, it should be about duty and serving your country. I think that idea gets lost when you associate the army with the possibility of a free 360.

www.20sidedwoman.blogspot.com

Re: Army Using Xbox 360 Give-away To Attract Recruits

Submitted by MaskedPixelante on Mon, 01/19/2009 - 10:35.

Ahh, a broken mess, a perfect metaphor for everything they've done in the middle east.

If they want to increase recruitment, they should give out Wiis.

---You are likely to be eaten by a Grue.

Re: Army Using Xbox 360 Give-away To Attract Recruits

Submitted by olstar18 on Mon, 01/19/2009 - 22:24.

A wii would definetely be child recruitment since only a child or mentally impaired person would want one. I'd rather they give away a ps3 though, already have an xbox.

Re: Army Using Xbox 360 Give-away To Attract Recruits

Submitted by mdo7 on Mon, 01/19/2009 - 11:26.

or a PS3, not trying to start a fanboy flame war.

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Andrew Eisen: Neo_DrKefka - "Attacking"? Interesting choice of words. Also interesting that you quoted something that wasn't actually said. Leaving out a relevant link, are you?10/20/2014 - 11:04am

quiknkold: ugh. I want to know why the hell Mozerella Sticks are 4 dollars at my works cafeteria...are they cooked in Truffle Oil?10/20/2014 - 10:41am

Neo_DrKefka: Anti-Gamergate supporter Robert Caruso attacks female GamerGate supporter by also attacking another cause she support which is the situation happening in Syia “LET SYRIANS SUFFER” https://archive.today/F14zZ https://archive.today/Wpz8S10/20/2014 - 10:18am

Neo_DrKefka: That is correct in an At-Will state you or the employer can part ways at any time. However Florida also has laws on the books about "Wrongful combinations against workers" http://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2012/448.04510/20/2014 - 10:07am

james_fudge: he'd die if he couldn't talk about Wii U :)10/20/2014 - 9:16am

Michael Chandra: By the way, I am not saying Andrew should stop talking about Wii-U. I find it quite nice. :)10/20/2014 - 8:53am

Michael Chandra: 'How dare he ignore my wishes and my advice! I am his boss! I could have ordered him but I should be able to say it's advice rather than ordering him directly!'10/20/2014 - 8:52am

Michael Chandra: If GP goes "EZK, do not talk about X publicly for a week, we're preparing a big article on it" and he still tweets about X, they'd have a legitimate reason to be pissed.10/20/2014 - 8:52am

Michael Chandra: If GP tells Andrew "we'd kinda prefer it if you stopped talking about Wii-U for 1 week" and he'd tweet about it anyway, firing him for it would be idiotic.10/20/2014 - 8:51am

Michael Chandra: Legal right, sure. But that doesn't make it any less pathetic of an excuse.10/20/2014 - 8:50am

ZippyDSMlee: You mean right to fire states.10/20/2014 - 8:50am

james_fudge: some states have "at will" employee laws10/20/2014 - 7:50am

quiknkold: It says in the article that being in florida, you can get fired regardless if its a fireable offence10/20/2014 - 7:19am

Michael Chandra: If your employee respectfully disagrees with your advice, that's not a fireable offense. If they ignore your order, THEN you have the right to be pissed.10/20/2014 - 6:49am

Michael Chandra: I... Don't get one thing. If you do not want your employee to do X, why do you tell them it's advice or a wish? Give them a damn order.10/20/2014 - 6:48am

james_fudge: A leak that had me worried about being swatted by Lizard Squad.10/20/2014 - 6:03am

james_fudge: It should be noted that the author leaked the GJP group names online10/20/2014 - 6:03am

MechaTama31: I mean, of the groups being bullied here, which of the two would you refer to collectively as "nerds"?10/19/2014 - 11:30pm

MechaTama31: But that's the thing, it doesn't sound to me like he is advocating bullying, it sounds like he is accusing the SJWs of bullying the "nerds", who I can only assume refers to the GGers.10/19/2014 - 11:21pm

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