Is flashpoint a recruiting tool ?

[ralphwiggum 6]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Titanium @ April 04 2002,06:23)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">I'm really hoping that someone got "ymra eht nioj"!!!<span id='postcolor'>

well..this is actually from one of the Simpson's episode..you just changed it a bit...the original was

yvan eht nioj

[Espectro (DayZ) 0]

Maybe its aliens that are making us passive under an mars-man attack due to the fact that we are too addicted with ofp to react ?

[ralphwiggum 6]

however, my other post regarding my explanation about me being not an agent is still unsolved.(this one is easy too)

[Guest Scooby]

As far as I can see OFP would do only bad for military training purposes. Most of the real army tactics dont work very well in OFP.

Go join to army. Have fun at autumn crawling at mud to your foxhole at the middle of the night in your boxers with your rifle.

[Wobble 1]

P.S: if you are not able to discuss on a mature basis and if you are affected by a post like this little man, i suggest you keep yourself and your smearing out of these threads and do yourself and others a favor, especially if you do not understand the content of a post.

well I suggest you not read my posts if you dont like them..

"little man"

If you cannot reply without name calling I suggest you keep yourself and your smearing out of these threads

take yer own advice.

[Espectro (DayZ) 0]

Maybe he wasnt calling u names... but were refering to ya avatar ?

[WKK Gimbal 0]

hehe... all threads ends up in US vs. the world.

[mailor 0]

Just an addition to the movie list:

"Jacob's ladder" is taking place in vietnam...

Watch it and tell me what you think of it...

[Gorgi Knootewoot 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (advocatexxx @ April 03 2002,16:34)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">While the title may seem a little harsh, the theory may not.

Over the years, the US Armed Forces have searched for ways on how to better target and recruit people.  The current rate of new recruits each year isn't what it should be, and so the US Armed Forces have no doubt looked into other ways of promoting themselves.

The latest TV ads from Navy carry a catchy "Accelerate Your Life" motto.  Air Force ads show F-117 pilots refueling in mid-air, while the narrator speaks out "Nothing you do here is ordinary".  It is clear that they are exaggerating the life of a new recruit and often portray scenes and actions which take many years to reach, often requiring schooling at military academies and such.

Since video games have been getting closer and closer to realism, abandoning the old Quake-style shooters where a Rambo-type-of-player absorbed multiple magazines without so much as a scratch, the new games seem to be drifting towards "one-shot-and-you're-dead" style, along with few Game Saves.  This in itself has not only created a new genre in the industry, but it actually lets the players experience fear and excitement, something others have failed to achieve over and over again.

Latest titles worth mentioning such as Ghost Recon and Operation Flashpoint have no doubt succeeded in bringing the life of an Infantry man to new heights.  It is no wonder that many people find themselves spending countless hours in front of their CRT tubes, practicing team tactics and other useful things.  This mainly-teenage audience gets soon turned into what is called a "military buff" and in addition to their gaming time, they now spend hours reading about all the different military units, vehicles and weapons.

Now, judging from the past contraversies that have been unraveled regarding the US Government, it would be of no surprise to me if such games were indeed partially funded by real-life military branches in order to boost their recruit rate.  The idea may seem a little unusual at first, but you've got to admit, the psychology certainly has the right foundation.

You experience combat in the battlefield, now in ways more realistic than ever before, and many are so drawn to firing real weapons, and being part of a real Infantry squad, that their desire to join the service is anything but weakened.

Of course, what better way to tell the world of the great realism these games contain than by having the U.S. Marine Corps implement it in its training program ?

So what is your opinion ?  Do you think military branches could be secretly funding such games in part, especially in the marketing department, in hopes to affect more and more teenagers ?

Because I know what I'll do next month.  Walk into the local recruiting office and say, "I'd like to join the Army !"

-Advocate<span id='postcolor'>

I know it is, as i join the army also. I don't know which branch, but i have 3-4 months to think about it. I think maybe a medic suits me.

Does anyone have a good idea ?

[Satchel 0]

I didn´t hear of Jacobs Ladder yet,

just checked a review and it sure does read interesting.

Will check it out.

[PitViper 0]

You guys give the recruiters way too much credit.  LOL

Satchel,

  How many major German films are self-criticism about the holocaust? Just a curiousity, not a flame.  I don't see too many German movies.