Tag: Call of Duty
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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 — camouflaged soldiers swarming a city or special operations forces securing a target. One of the figures hunched over a computer in the darkness huffs in disappointment. "I've died like four times in three ...
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Meet the Sims … and Shoot Them
P.W. Singer - The rise of militainment. The country of Ghanzia is embroiled in a civil war. As a soldier in America’s Army, your job is to do everything from protect U.S. military convoys against ...
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This Ex–Army Ranger Goes on Missions to High Schools—but Not to Recruit
Rory Fanning - For a decade, Afghanistan vet Rory Fanning has been battling the desire to inflict pain on himself. Instead, he visits schools. Early each New Year’s Day I head for Lake Michigan with ...