Army's New Recruiting Tactics.

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  • LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-BobbyShaftoe+Aug 3 2005, 04:51 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (BobbyShaftoe @ Aug 3 2005, 04:51 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Nothing sexier than a good looking woman... in uniform...with a BIG GUN! <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I'd think a good looking woman without a uniform/anything on would be sexier.

    What man can resist a good pair of titties?
  • reasareasa Join Date: 2002-11-10 Member: 8010Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Mantrid+Aug 3 2005, 09:10 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Mantrid @ Aug 3 2005, 09:10 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Yeah, one of my grandpas was in the Korean war. He was stationed in Berlin. Now THERES a smart man. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Gotta keep those Ruskies on their toes somehow. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • DrfuzzyDrfuzzy FEW... MORE.... INCHES... Join Date: 2003-09-21 Member: 21094Members
    Guess reasa dosent have tv. Otherwise, this would be nothing new to you. <!--emo&::marine::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/marine.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='marine.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • NuketheplaceNuketheplace Join Date: 2002-09-02 Member: 1266Members
    At least its an effective recruiting method. I lifeguard, and theres an army recruiter that comes to our pool to teach his daughter how to swim a few days a week. Hes always decked out in his army garb with a rank that says recruiter on it.

    Anyway a few days ago there was a private party and all of us lifeguards were screwing around. One of us climbed the rope swing that we have. This rope goes up easily 30 feet. Then he jumped in the water. The recruiter was watching all of this and later on that night he came up to my lifeguard friend and told him that if he was ever interested in a job in the army to come and talk to him. Please keep in mind that this is Seattle, the liberals paradise. Anyway, my friend told us and we all promptly cracked up.
  • BulletHeadBulletHead Join Date: 2004-07-22 Member: 30049Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-stallioN+Aug 3 2005, 06:58 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (stallioN @ Aug 3 2005, 06:58 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Sex cells. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    ROTFLMAO QFFT
  • StormLiongStormLiong Join Date: 2002-12-27 Member: 11569Members
    When the military instigates female officers to wear miniskirts again in the uniform, that is when I will join the army.

    Actually maybe I should join the army, move up the ranks and inistigate such a move myself. Hmmmmm
  • DrfuzzyDrfuzzy FEW... MORE.... INCHES... Join Date: 2003-09-21 Member: 21094Members
    Offtopic, but bullethead your signature made me laugh for a good minuite <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • NarfwakNarfwak Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 5258Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS1 Playtester, Playtest Lead, Forum Moderators, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Supporter, Reinforced - Silver, Reinforced - Gold, Reinforced - Diamond, Reinforced - Shadow, Subnautica PT Lead, NS2 Community Developer
    <!--QuoteBegin-Liku+Aug 3 2005, 10:33 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Liku @ Aug 3 2005, 10:33 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> What man can resist a good pair of titties? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    A homosexual?

    Well, the Army doesn't want any of those, so I suppose I don't have much of a point.
  • The_FinchThe_Finch Join Date: 2002-11-13 Member: 8498Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Narfwak+Aug 4 2005, 12:20 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Narfwak @ Aug 4 2005, 12:20 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Liku+Aug 3 2005, 10:33 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Liku @ Aug 3 2005, 10:33 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> What man can resist a good pair of titties? <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    A homosexual?

    Well, the Army doesn't want any of those, so I suppose I don't have much of a point. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Well, if you don't tell, I won't ask.

    Unless you'll kiss me, you dashing prince.
  • CrispyCrispy Jaded GD Join Date: 2004-08-22 Member: 30793Members, Constellation
    edited August 2005
    <!--QuoteBegin-BobbyShaftoe+Aug 3 2005, 06:51 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (BobbyShaftoe @ Aug 3 2005, 06:51 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Sex sells!

    Nothing sexier than a good looking woman... in uniform...with a BIG GUN! <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Nothing more foul than seeing that same beautiful women with her guts hanging out on the floor crying out her last words to you:

    "I always loved you, soldier..."

    ---

    Anyone who joins the Army on a whim, especially a whim like joining for teh p00ntang, deserves to be blown to bits. For great justice.
  • reasareasa Join Date: 2002-11-10 Member: 8010Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Crispy+Aug 4 2005, 02:39 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Crispy @ Aug 4 2005, 02:39 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Nothing more foul than seeing that same beautiful women with her guts hanging out on the floor crying out her last words to you:

    "I always loved you, soldier..."

    ---

    Anyone who joins the Army on a whim, especially a whim like joining for teh p00ntang, deserves to be blown to bits. For great justice. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Thank you for the depressing imagery so early in the morning.

    I think we established woman in the Army are not allowed to participate in combat roles. Which I personally agree with.

    If you don't have the common sense to realize why the pretty girl is at the booth and subsequently join the Army solely because of that, then yes you deserve to be a human windshield for an armored vehicle.

    I think the main goal of this tactic is simply to get peoples attention, I’ve been told that allot of people really like the idea of joining the military once they understand all that it entails.
  • Mad_ivansMad_ivans Join Date: 2004-08-24 Member: 30849Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-BobbyShaftoe+Aug 3 2005, 06:51 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (BobbyShaftoe @ Aug 3 2005, 06:51 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Sex sells!

    Nothing sexier than a good looking woman... in uniform...with a BIG GUN! <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    it is a good thing im asexual
  • CobyCoby Join Date: 2002-11-11 Member: 8210Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Rob+Aug 4 2005, 01:55 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Rob @ Aug 4 2005, 01:55 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> It would be silly for the army to put forth the worst it has when trying to find new recruits. You should know this already, reasa. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    It's nothing to be ashamed of nor to be enraged about, it's simply a recruitment tactic, like Godsmack and America's Army. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Wait huh? What does godsmack mean there 0_o
  • BaconTheoryBaconTheory Join Date: 2003-09-06 Member: 20615Members
    edited August 2005
    <!--QuoteBegin-Coby+Aug 4 2005, 09:33 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Coby @ Aug 4 2005, 09:33 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Rob+Aug 4 2005, 01:55 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Rob @ Aug 4 2005, 01:55 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> It would be silly for the army to put forth the worst it has when trying to find new recruits.  You should know this already, reasa.  <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    It's nothing to be ashamed of nor to be enraged about, it's simply a recruitment tactic, like Godsmack and America's Army. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Wait huh? What does godsmack mean there 0_o <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Godsmack's song "Awake" was featured as the theme song to the Navy commercials. And America's Army you should know, appealing to gamers...
  • CobyCoby Join Date: 2002-11-11 Member: 8210Members
    They did? Well that explains it. And yes I knew the game. Good song it is <!--emo&::nerdy::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/nerd-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='nerd-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • BaconTheoryBaconTheory Join Date: 2003-09-06 Member: 20615Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Coby+Aug 4 2005, 09:41 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Coby @ Aug 4 2005, 09:41 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> They did? Well that explains it. And yes I knew the game. Good song it is <!--emo&::nerdy::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/nerd-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='nerd-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Yes. I'm quite partial to hard rock myself. I'm pretty sure I have that album lying around somewhere...
  • juicejuice Join Date: 2003-01-28 Member: 12886Members, Constellation
    All I know is that the hottest girl at my school was in ROTC. And on the days when they wear the uniforms, well.. Yes, that is all.
  • reasareasa Join Date: 2002-11-10 Member: 8010Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-juice+Aug 4 2005, 10:02 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (juice @ Aug 4 2005, 10:02 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> All I know is that the hottest girl at my school was in ROTC. And on the days when they wear the uniforms, well.. Yes, that is all. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Speaking of that I called her and set up a lunch for tomorrow, hope it doesn’t rain.
  • CrispyCrispy Jaded GD Join Date: 2004-08-22 Member: 30793Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-reasa+Aug 4 2005, 07:25 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (reasa @ Aug 4 2005, 07:25 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Crispy+Aug 4 2005, 02:39 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Crispy @ Aug 4 2005, 02:39 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Nothing more foul than seeing that same beautiful women with her guts hanging out on the floor crying out her last words to you:

    "I always loved you, soldier..."

    ---

    Anyone who joins the Army on a whim, especially a whim like joining for teh p00ntang, deserves to be blown to bits. For great justice. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Thank you for the depressing imagery so early in the morning.

    I think we established woman in the Army are not allowed to participate in combat roles. Which I personally agree with.

    If you don't have the common sense to realize why the pretty girl is at the booth and subsequently join the Army solely because of that, then yes you deserve to be a human windshield for an armored vehicle.

    I think the main goal of this tactic is simply to get peoples attention, I’ve been told that allot of people really like the idea of joining the military once they understand all that their entrails will be assploded out over their shoes, spoiling that spick'n'span shine they worked their morning to get just right. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Yeah I agree wholeheartedly with what I misquoted you on...
  • reasareasa Join Date: 2002-11-10 Member: 8010Members, Constellation
    I'm in an excellent mood so I shall choose to ignore your intentional misquotation.

    Lunch went exceptionally well.

    She brought a ton of information for my sister in the form of Army propaganda booklets for my sister which fortunately kept her quiet on the ride home.

    Of course I felt like a self-conscious idiot walking up to the table she was sitting at with my<a href='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=96860' target='_blank'>ridiculous looking limp </a>, which I should thank you all for be so nice and volunteering helpful tips about as I was genuinely worried at the time.

    But she is a nurse and was very sweet about it, she agrees with BulletHead, who I recently discovered is crazy masochist, that I hyperextend it by stretching and curling my toes at the same time after sleeping. Honestly you start hobbling around like a pirate on a wooden leg and everyone who sees you wants to know why.

    She's sharp as a tack which made for some very nice conversation, she leans to the left on allot of political issues which surprised me.

    Of course after one too many eye-rolls from my sister who had finished her lunch I decided we should leave. She offered me her phone number again and told me it would be perfectly alright to arrange another lunch/dinner if I wanted to.

    Now I don't like to discuss personal matters online but I feel I can trust my NS forum brethren for at the very least some thought provoking comments.

    Now I’m hardly an expert on woman, but I can’t help but think that she’s interested in me. I know that she’s single at the moment.

    So I do feel a little bad being so enthusiastic about having my sister meet with her again because I also wanted to myself, but

    So I do feel a little bad being so enthusiastic about having my sister meet with her again because I also wanted to myself, but hey she does seem to like the idea.

    Which brings me to my final thought on the subject, do you think this recruiter is being so sweet and flirty because she thinks I have sway over my sister on the issue of her joining ROTC or because she’s actually interested?

    I’m under the impression that ROTC recruiters don’t get paid like enlisted recruiters because I don’t see how they can get the credit for a student taking a college course.

    Ok this is far to long, thoughts?
  • cshank4cshank4 Join Date: 2003-02-11 Member: 13425Members
    Possibly, Reasa.


    Although the military is aiming lower and lower each day, watch some of the spanish recruiting ones, I'm pretty sure they have a form of hip-hop playing in the background (Although I find myself trying to translate the commercial rather then listen to it... sad, I know.) Not to mention they play the commercials on CARTOON NETWORK, DURING LITTLE KID HOURS. For hell's sake.
  • reasareasa Join Date: 2002-11-10 Member: 8010Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-cshank4+Aug 5 2005, 05:36 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (cshank4 @ Aug 5 2005, 05:36 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Not to mention they play the commercials on CARTOON NETWORK, DURING LITTLE KID HOURS. For hell's sake. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Hmm I didn't know that.

    It is a little disturbing...but then again I'm told we're at war.
  • reasareasa Join Date: 2002-11-10 Member: 8010Members, Constellation
    No comments from the peanut gallery?

    I already know what I'm going to do but I'm still curious as to what you people think.

    Then again if someone else wrote all that crap I wrote above, I might not read it ether. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • TommyVercettiTommyVercetti Join Date: 2003-02-10 Member: 13390Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    Well. This proves it then. My cousin was a 1st Lt., but she looks average, so they stuck her in some tent in Fallujah with a laptop and a telephone.
  • ScytheScythe Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 46NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation, Reinforced - Silver
    We need to get MonsE in here...

    --Scythe--
  • SpacerSpacer Invented dogs Join Date: 2003-05-02 Member: 16008Members
    It's amazing how every time an attractive woman flirts with a man, they think that the woman is so dazzled by them that they've had to stop whatever they're doing to make sure that this incredible catch doesn't pass them by.
    Think hard. She's working in a booth hoping to entice people to join the ROTC, entice being the operative word here.
    I can't believe that this is still a valid tactic for getting people to join the army, that anyone would pretty much **** themselves out as part as a marketing campaign, which is what this is, make no mistake. If you want to, that's fine, but then don't complain when men in general treat you like an ornament.
  • LegionnairedLegionnaired Join Date: 2002-04-30 Member: 552Members, Constellation
    On the other hand, "Get the hell away from me" followed by a swift kick in the chest inspired by army basic training hurts a lot less than the pain of not trying.

    YOOUUU CAN DOOO EEET!
  • MetalcatMetalcat Join Date: 2004-08-11 Member: 30528Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Legionnaired+Aug 6 2005, 04:39 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Legionnaired @ Aug 6 2005, 04:39 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> On the other hand, "Get the hell away from me" followed by a swift kick in the chest inspired by army basic training hurts a lot less than the pain of not trying.

    YOOUUU CAN DOOO EEET! <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    yeah go for it <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • MantridMantrid Lockpick Join Date: 2003-12-07 Member: 24109Members
    Whats the worst that could happen?


    /me suddenly gets mental image of reasa seeing this woman wave goodbye as he stands in his new uniform in an Iraqi hellhole, as an RPG goes straight into him and explodes.


    Er... hmmm.
  • LegionnairedLegionnaired Join Date: 2002-04-30 Member: 552Members, Constellation
    edited August 2005
    <!--QuoteBegin-Mantrid+Aug 6 2005, 06:10 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Mantrid @ Aug 6 2005, 06:10 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Whats the worst that could happen?


    /me suddenly gets mental image of reasa seeing this woman wave goodbye as he stands in his new uniform in an Iraqi hellhole, as an RPG goes straight into him and explodes.


    Er... hmmm. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Which brings us to another important point: <i>Don't get manipulated.</i>

    Edit: Evar.
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