The U.S. Army’s Best Recruitment Tool Was a Video Game
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- Опубликовано: 12 июн 2022
- The U.S. Army finally unplugged the servers for its video game, 'America's Army.' It put in millions of dollars for a game that you could grab for free. But the military wasn't trying to make money: It was trying to get people to enlist.
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"We are the US army, we are not your kids parents."
I like how the US government can say this, but the entire entertainment industry cannot.
@@christinalaw3375 Not all the time.
@@christinalaw3375 every country needs an army. Many make it mandatory to service at 18. We need men who will fight for their country.
Epstein couldn’t have said it better
@@blackbeargear8884 no. We live in a society that promises freedom.
@@christinalaw3375 it's still the people's choice to enlist. Not like Russia, North korea or chyna where they force everyone🤣
The army had this, the navy had top gun.
Jane's
Navy also had the SOCOM series, Lone Survivor, American Sniper, Navy Seals, and Act of Valor
Navy had the better deal. Bunch of Sea borne lucky bastards.
@@David.-_- the magazine?
@@batalorian7997 SOCOM was a thousand times better than Americas Army.
I see the Marines advertise on Halo tournaments this year. They literally had a marine handout the trophy to the team who won the tournament
Who do you think designed halo? And Microsoft? Bill gates is a front man just like Elon musk and Jeff bezos
@@kiloton1920 Amen. Preach
@@kiloton1920 The Man behind it all is Nancy Pelosi, who was actually a man 20 year ago and fathered Trumps youngest kid with your mom.
Bet he was an epic gamer
The USMC is actually an official sponsor of Halo esports, though it doesn’t have an official team itself. However, the Army, Navy, Airforce, and various National Guards have official esports teams. It’s definitely a recruiting strategy, and a smart one
33 million dollars… that’s about the cost of a single trident II missile. I think they can afford it.
Bottom line is, the cost of this program is a tiny fraction of the US militaries budget. Whatever recruitment scheme they try to pull, it could be excessively funded without costing them a veritable dime.
Your on
Drugs they do not cost that much
@@jasonbourne4524 wiki page for the trident 2 missile: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/UGM-133_Trident_II
Yes, actually they do.
@clickthecreeper
So I was gonna fact check the cost you stated because the majority of RUclips comments are just made up by the poster for dramatic effect but you are actually correct. A single UGM-133 Trident II missile costs us approximately $30.9 million to create. (As of 2019 because it was the most recent cost I could find.) 😂
So good job, I commend your accuracy! 👍🏻
@Jason Bourne
You’re* on drugs if you think that that’s the correct usage of “your”. 😂
They probably over paying like everything in the military budget
I remember playing, and realizing you were always American, you could never play as the enemy.
So basically one team would be playing as the enemy and not know it because the skins would be army. Always thought that was creepy
Video games are just brainwashing tools along with movies
Both teams were both sides at the same time. You always see the other team as some foreign hostile. Another interesting thing about this is that everyone starts with american weapons, and to spawn something like an AK47 you must kill and loot it off an enemy, before that their weapon would operate exactly like an M16 even though it looked like an AK47 to you.
Reminds me of that Black Mirror soldier episode, where brain and visor implants could change what you saw, heard and smelt. Another words, the enemy is portrayed as it inhuman monsters, not caring humans looking out for their family
Yeah I thought it was a bummer
Just like the real army they con you into thinking you’re always the good guy in order to get you to kill people they tell you are always the bad guys. But then you find out they’re just other people exactly like you.
I remember playing this as a kid, everyone that I played with actually took the game serious. Was a fun game and this video definitely brought back memories😂
so many veterans play it i used to go on it with my friends and mess with people it was the funniest thing ever
Yeah it was fun but it was full of 40 year old dudes screaming at you in the mic telling you to take the game seriously
I remember around mid 2000's playing the medic course and loving it, I'm a doctor now lol. Thanks America's Army 🎮🕹
I also played the medic course (where I learned about tourniquets!) and remember wondering if some other person somewhere in the world playing this would be inspired to one day become a doctor. And now I’ve found a real example. Ahh, so many fond memories of this game.
Huh, nice. Good for you.
So you were brainwashed by this garbage program and now you're a failure. Good to know.
This game was as good as AAA titles and it was free. I got down with this game as a kid haha
that training was no joke, me aged 11 learning how to perform major trauma first aid just so I could revive people in the game hahaha
Sad to hear this game is now gone. I was part of a pretty high-ranking clan in the first 5-10 years after this game came out so it was a major part of my life for a good number of years. I have very fond memories of it and of the camaraderie it brought. I was the only foreigner (European) in that clan, the rest were all Americans, so I used to get up in the middle of the night to practice with them and to play competition. I was also the youngest by far, because I lied about my age when I joined, though in hindsight I'm sure they knew. Good times. I wonder how those guys are doing now, I hope they're doing great
@Mr. Prick Yeah man, it was exactly the same for me. Going through puberty I had, like so many people, a rough time mentally. Or at least what seemed back then to be a rough time. Those guys spent their precious time to talk to me and give me advice. I'll never forget that they did that for a stranger on the other side of the world and I do my best to do the same for other people if they need to have someone lend them an ear. Their compassion and friendship helped shape me into who I am today. Most of them were in their 30's and 40's, some in their 50's, it really made an impression on me that fully grown men would accept me, treat me as an equal and try to support me. This is going to sound a bit...sad probably but I'm not sure whether I would still be alive today if it wasn't for them, let alone doing as great as I am now. They provided me with the one thing I needed back then, someone that actually listened to me. Ah, I miss them, hope they're all doing amazing. Too bad I don't have any contact info for them anymore or I would reach out
I'm sure both of you could find at least on in your old group. As they were older, some may have stayed in touch with eachother. I hope you both can find one to thank them for helping. It's an astonishing feeling when u find out years down the road that maybe just one conversation you had with someone changed the direction or life pattern of another's life. Wish you both the best 🙏
This whole thread is so wholesome. I played AA back in middle school and have very fond memories of it. And I found the other players to be pretty chill, helpful, and open to teamwork (like calling out enemy locations and stuff). Modern Call of Duty voice chat is… pretty terrible in many ways (race to the bottom), and I normally keep it muted.
Same thing for me, I'm part of the Italian 112 clan. I, just like other team members, are the sons of the ones who ~20 years ago created the clan, it's like if the clan is passing on a generation
I know plenty of guys around the Halo scene that joined a military branch because of the already military members in my groups. I don’t think it was intentional recruiting from those guys, but it still worked out. That being said most of the guys I know that have joined the military have gone to the Marines, not the Army. Forcecon 2022 was certainly a very interesting and likely successful attempt at recruiting though. Having esports teams from different military branches compete in a high production event that is federally funded certainly grabbed a lot of attention.
I fall exactly into that same mold.
I remember years ago when the gov was all over the news with the whole” violent video games makes kids killers” kick. At the same time, there was a game series called socom navy seals. A game where you play as a squad of navy seals and do all sorts of military missions, like killing. On the last couple of pages in the booklet, that came with the game, that stated, basically, if you like their game and are good at it, then why not try the US military! It was literally a military recruitment ad you could fill in and mail off, all postage paid, to find out how you could be of service to your country. Kinda playing both sides of the fence there if you ask me. But of course that is how our gov does.
welp, never see that in-game during my ps2 days ... still an enjoyable game for me
@@ShortBarrelRaifu not during actual gameplay, but in the last couple of pages of the game manual. Back when game manuals came with games.
Video games don’t make people violent. That’s like saying guns are the problem. It’s not the object, it’s the person. 👍🏻
@@jaytonius560 Giving the person the means to cause harm is also pretty stupid
Bri I remember playing socom on the PS2 and just breaking it and destroying the ai
I would say that having twitch streaming soldiers is an ethicly better advertisement than for example recruiters in a mall, coming to schools or directs ads in the tv. All these have an element of active approach by the military and passive receptance by the viewer. Twitch streams emancipate the viewer by actually giving them free choice to watch content made to advertise the army. The viewer has to actively approaches the military which is more agency than they had with other media.
as long as they’re not initiating contact with somebody , giving them factual information about ANY job that’s legal is 100% ethical
That's how it should be for any hawkers, like those charity organizations where employees will badger you if you so much as make eye contact
True, but that line at 4:23 where he tries to pin it on parents "what are you doing about it?" is pretty gross. It's a publicly funded institution.
Yeah. Still a issue that could grow.
Well yeah but this wasn't an option before. In a system where military service isn't a must unlike other countries, they need some type of recruitment tool besides word of mouth and "Family Tradition." Before broadband, this WAS their only option. There is a reason why Bush sent the National Guard to Afghanistan in the early 2000's when the NG is supposed to be a domestic arm of the military, protecting America and staying in its borders.
I'm not agreeing with the military, I'm just stating what took place and the record low numbers of military personal. After 9/11, people signed up but they weren't ready yet so there was a pretty big shortage of people to throw at the Middle East.
I was the clan leader of an International clan of around 100 members, we had about 4 servers running and had a massive reputation as a clan most teams wanted to compete with. Even though the game was free the cost of the servers was something we had to consider to run a monthly subscription - which wasn't an issue. I loved the camaraderie of the clan members and the amazing skills of some players. Plus the whole community was completely engrossed in this game for years until the servers started to disappear and newer games came out.
It was an amazing era and I thank all my clan members and the community for instilling a team spirit and loyalty that I have used throughout my work career.
Man I though that is was the only one lol
What clan
I used be in a clan called {DoW} dogs of war
Amazing how video games and leadership structure can influence the young to become better.
@@tamsab1756 I remember that clan, someone with DoW tag was in a game with me some time ago. I'm in the 112 clan
I'm surprised that cost was even discussed. It's worth every penny for them to do this sort of thing, especially since they're literally spending pennies of their MASSIVE budget to fund this.
It wasn't discussed. They're willing to hire esports teams, fund their extravagant lives, travel them around the world and host events. Theyre still paying lots.
The only person that discussed the price was this reporter.
The reason the twitch eSports team died is noted here...
*"Twitch users in the chat began 'trolling' the US Army streamers by asking about the military's “war crimes”. In the Navy chat, the name “Eddie Gallagher” became a banned term. Gallagher is a former Navy SEAL who was found guilty of inappropriately posing for a photograph with an enemy corpse in the war zone."* Aug 16, 2020
The problem was that the entire worlds children and young adults were on twitch, many of whom could easily derail the army guys chats, and they did. Most American kids don't know 99.999% of the war crimes America comits regularly. So if anything the twitch thing was hurting them more than it was helping them by giving the rest of the worlds children access to a military gaming chat room basically.... Not good.
And it's not like I actually need the recruits either. Our military is way more overpowered than it ever needs to be for anything that it actually needs to do
Thanhtacles bruh we got China and Russia eventually we’ll have to fight one bruh Taiwan exists
When I was younger I remember watching my dad help them with testing bugs and giving them feedback on bugs glitches hacks etc. my dad used to tell me all the time this game was to recruit people into the branch. I remember seeing this game through all its stages
AA on PC was one of the greatest shooters ever
One of the best games to ever come out. I have met people almost 20 years ago that I still talk to, and occasionally play video games with today. Some of them in the army(quite a lot actually). And a lot that weren't. The game when it first came out had an endless budget it seemed, becaus the quality of the game at the time was high, the rules of engagement were crazy new and weird, and the recruiting element kind of made it so you would not want to misbehave, or cheat so you do not have to sit through it all over again lol.
This game. Was as good as triple A titles at the time. For free. I put in many hours in this game as a kid.
I remember when AA first came out. It was a common point of ridicule for the CS crowd.
I played this game and would joke with my friend that they are trying to recruit us and
What a cliffhanger comment
@@jjcoola998 😂😂😂
Bro I gotta know the whole story
Oh no... he got recruited halfway through the comment :o
It was one of the best tactical FPS games in the 2000's - If they had stayed with the tried-and-tested formula the game would have never died.
When i was a kid and playng AA, the only thing that i cared about was that it was free and my pc could run it 😂
😂👍🏿
I spent thousands of hours playing this game, as a Canadian, but it was on it's own level in the early days.
My friend I went to school with and we were early into airsoft, joined the Army and became a Ranger because of America's Army PC game! That was a good game for back in the day 1000% made him join!
did he get to kill any innocent children when serving?
0.0003%*
@@NoeEnriquez399 Did you watch the video at all???? That was the most recent statistic modern day. It really isnt hard to listen...
I was Navy JROTC in high school . Then 9/11 happened in my Senior year. A few months later I turned 17 and called an Army recruiter. Video games DEFINITELY DEFINITELY DEFINITELY influenced my choice in choosing the Army over the Navy.
Master Chief 117 is Navy
and it was all done by YOUR own government. how funny is that
@@TomNook. a Master Chief in the Navy wouldn’t have any kind of weapon, except a pistol if they were an MP, maybe way back in the day.
@@therealyoda6172 yeah, dude. And a zombie JFK Jr is going to reanimate and be Trump's 2024 running mate to finally destroy the Nazi biolabs in Ukraine.
@@trueneese8080 NAVY seals have all ranks excluding probably E1-E3 as those are usually new to the mitary. Even now, I saw a clip that they have special NAVY seals pre-bootcamp cutting out the wait time a person has to be in the become a seal.
I remember to be a medic in the game you had to run through actual medic training. It was really informative and the game was fun. Didn't enlist though because I have a brain that resists getting brainwashed lol.
very intelligent people enlist lol
@@sethbrown2193 Intelligent analysts can make over 100K outside of the Army. That is one of the best enlisted positions you can get for your future free training and years of experience.
Well said!
@@sethbrown2193 do you think this video game was targeted at Intelligence Analysts???
This game was targeted toward lower class children that will be thrown into combat. Get your head out of your ass. Our military has not fought for our freedom in the entire time you have been alive. Sending kids to kill kids.
@@dr.foxysocks2459 Correct, that's why I made my comment. I just enlisted myself.
I put some hours on this game. It was alot of fun felt real and the community was not toxic. I remember launch week nothing like it was really around. This was before the rise COD, Fortnite, PUBG, Tarkov etc. Keep in mind 20 years ago YOU actually walked into a Bestbuy or Circuit City to buy your PC GAMES. ALOT HAS changed past 2 decades. My guys name was Sgt EversmAnn 😂🎮
RIP. Good Game for what it was and what it cost $0 FREE
Woke children nowdays dont like it, i fear the day america is actually in danger by outside attack from china or russia or North korea, THESE woke children will be ABSOLUTELY ANNIHILATED, because they are used to everything be easy and want of "safe space". When army sees deterioration in recruitment, thats end times.
What did you play it on? My first introduction was on ps4 me and my brother and couple friends. We played it for like a year or so and good pretty good in it.
@@avarice4556 Windows XP
@@potapotapotapotapotapota lmfao jesus.
I played this too, it was really fun. Didn't make me want to join the military though, I'm already part of an urban Marxist guerilla unit anyways
One of the coolest games I played, as well as battlefield 3 and 4, I wanted to join the military waayyy before playing the game though...
I play Call of duty and when I die in the game and thinking about war
I’m like dam in real life I would only last 2.5 seconds 😂
Same i play battlefield 4 and i want join army
become war veteran, PTSD and your people forget you
@@rafitohornero3850 My choice.
@@ginger0208 you’re right, better make it a good one. These folks are only telling you these things because we don’t want you indoctrinated by the system.
I played this game in 2005/2006. It was extremely difficult online, the weapons had high recoil, you would be killed in 2 shots, and it was extremely difficult to see enemies. When you actually took down an enemy, it felt extremely satisfying. But by the time call of duty 2008 came out this game was already archaic.
I remember a lot of empty servers even back then when it was new. They do recruitment through call of duty now anyway lol
I remember this being such a big deal at the time. It was the first released game that used the brand new Unreal engine (UE2) and it was FREE. They got downloads not only from people wanting to play, but also by people wanting to see what the next generation of gaming was going to look like. It was really exciting.
"Your the parent, what are you doing about it?" It's so sad that he has to state the obvious
I’d probably quote him as saying “You’re”.
#JustSaying🤷🏼♂️
This was a great game to start off with, deteriorated over the years, When the game engine changed. Revamp it and bring it back, with the medic training and all the training before you play. If it comes back, I will play again no doubt.
Exactly. When AA 2.0 (I think it was 2.0?) came out, it went down the drain instantly. It truly pained me to see what they had done to my beloved game. I quit playing right after that. I believe they even switched developers too when 2.0 came out and that was the reason why it was so different. And that's coming from someone that sunk thousands of hours into that game. I would play again too if the old-school AA came back, no doubt about it. It was a FANTASTIC game
@@BinaryBlueBull Probably going to be loading up and playing for old times sake.
2:32 lololol what did he just say???
All these army videos recently thanks guys
Next up is Arma 16, they'll roleplay you so hard you'll be doing virtual pushups.
It's one of the most realistic games of all time in my opinion but lacks vr, waiting on the next large scale multiplayer shooter.
Well , it has potential to be realistic doesn't always pan out that way . Squad is good tho.
@@5british5 in squad you dont have the real feeling of defending or attacking. You just run around like call of duty. I like arma because you can sit on that hill for 24 hours straight doing recon or whatever. Squad feels like a competitive shooter. Arma 3 SOG feels like you are there in the jungle for days
@@VulcanM61 depends on who you play with
@@jrmbvn depends on what? Squad is a competative fast shooter. I get it you can roleplay the slow fighting in real life. But what server does that? I have only seen youtubers do that sometimes.
2 hours matches is not good enough. Give me a persistent 24 hour match server plz
@@VulcanM61 I agree with you in the fact that Arma is more of a military sim, but suggesting that Squad is a competitive and fast paced shooter is a bit crazy. If Squad is a fast paced competetuve shooter, where does that put Call of Duty, Counter Strike and Battlefield for example?
I used to play this for years even though I am not from the USA. It was a really fun and cool game. I've noticed since 2020 most servers were empty only a handful were full.
I played American army proving grounds when I was younger. It was a really well designed game and very fun. Everyone who played the game knew it was “military propaganda” but no one cared cause it was fun lol
The army has a lot of interesting tech when it comes to computers....An interesting thing is that Eve Online's single shard server meshed universe infrastructure was based on some older army tech from the 90s. AA was a cool game back then, the memories are pretty vague, but I spent some full days on it for sure! I remember that bridge map pretty well, and one where you were entering buildings in some town square at night.
This game was pretty solid for what it was. The community was pretty cool and the gameplay was a good mix of rainbow six and battlefield. RIP :(
Call of duty made me into a soldier not just from kills and levels progressions. I had a thought to join the military when I was a kid and now here I am
Similar situation, but unironically, with minecraft.
I was shooting a lot in counter strike, but what got me the attention, was the great expedition that i had to do in minecraft to search the end portal. While doing that journey, I thought about explorers and soldiers, and here i am now
Oh, I miss this game! This was always fun to hop in and find some good people to kick some ass with!
Put in a lot of hours back in the day. Can't believe it was around for so long!
The army was great for me. Allowed me to go to school, Travel and have a opportunity to go further than I could have on my own. And some of the best friends
We see you recruitment team. Sod off.
@@aishwariyasweety2433 He isn’t lying, it’s pretty good for those that don’t know what to do with their lives and don’t have enough money for college.
@@visigoth3696 damn… maybe I should go on a diet and start getting swol.
That sounds like a great opportunity for me
The army fucked me up
@@Mothman_Libra It pretty much does both. You get a great pay compared to the stuff recently out of HS mfs usually get but you also get crippling PTSD and back, neck and knee damage.
I joined mostly cause I wanted the uniform lmao 💀
Great reporting!
Wow. What a throwback. I remember playing this game and absolutely loved it.
I really liked that game. I remember it had "real" army weapons unlike other games. The gameplay seemed more realistic.
When America's Army was released, there wasn't much competition in the realistic tactical shooter genre since OG Rainbow 6 was showing its age at that point and AA was really a pretty fun game.
I had honestly thought the game died long ago, considering the growth of the genre and the nature of game development costs to spiral. It makes sense that this game had to come to an end eventually.
Not much competition? So you are saying that AAO had more tactical elements than VBS1, RS: Lone Wolf, SOF2 and Delta Force? I've played all AA versions and when it comes to tactics AAO wasn't even on the same level like the other titles, which also all released in the same year.
Loved this game as a kid, it was a recruiting tool but also a great piece of entertainment for kids around the world. Sad to see it's going away.
good memories of this game. Parents did not buy me many games so i resorted to free games. The co-op mode was hella fun in this game.
I used to play this game a few years ago but always raged quit LMAO!! Once Insurgency Sandstorm came out, I switched over to that instead. I remember everyone seemed like they've been playing it for years, and the chats were always friendly (unlike COD)
That is actually a great way to compromise and weaken the US army : *_recruiting League of Legends players_*.
I can assure you, military cyberspace and intel units are full of nerds. It's 2022, Cyber offense/defense is just as important as land, sea, and air.
This was one of my fav games growing up
The band Propagandhi has a great song about this game called Die Jugend Marschiert
Lol I love this game. I played AA3 a couple months ago. I couldn't run ARMA on my computer back in the day and AA3 was a good substitute.
Don't worry Arma isn't designed to run at a decent fps its to show the hell of war .
But the new one does run alot better than the old ones.
The Army's best recruitment tool has always been the helicopters. They are in every Army commercial. Why do you think I became a Black Hawk pilot. I miss those days! 😎🚁
I remember when this game came out they had a Army recruiter try to push this in school
That bridge map was pretty dope though
I remember an Army recruiter giving me this game at my High School
lol meet too... and here I am after being in the Army for 18 years now; that really was a great game back in its day
So what do you want? The draft back? Compulsory service? You can't have it both ways. Either you support recruitment efforts or you support the other options.
I say keep it voluntary. Less Private Pyles lol.
Who else remembers, Delta Force Black Hawk Down?
Genius absolute genius. This is a perfect way to introduce tactics and combat to the younger generation, I know that sounds bad but with the right guidance and molding you could have the perfect Army.
2:30 what? None of that is high quality in the US! Our infrastructure is falling apart. Our education is a joke. And people rather use Uber over an ambulance because it’s cheaper
you cant really trust a guy whos career is to convince kids to join the military 😁
You must be joking, infrastructure failing is not uniqe to the US, its a natural process, things are permanent, things are being to done to fix them but onky so much can be done at once. Yes healthcare is expensive but I wish it would be cheaper but that is bullshit about the Uber ocer ambulance. Maybe if you if you have non serious injurys but if you have serious injuries your calling the ambulance. Also if you saying that America is low quality and failing than I am 100% sure you have not traveled the world and look at the quality of other countries. Just do some internet research and you will find why America is still at the top of the ladder. There is a reason around a million people immigrate to the US every year. Quality of life is high here compared to the rest of the world. Take it from me an iraqi-american immigrant who has traveled the world.
why can i see this unlisted video
Magic
What
Drinking game. Take a sip every time he mentions "kids".
My Dad actually played AA competitively,
I believe they won the European championships with his clan SRG (Swedish Royal Guard later changed to something to do with china following the release of BF3)
His nickname was MPswede
I'm less than 1% of people would join the damn army because of a VIDEO GAME
“Unmediated access to your kids,” followed up by the old drug dealer line, “They are your kids. Why aren’t you doing something about it if you don’t want us having access to them.” Very classy.
He's not wrong though; They pivoted to Twitch/Streaming; there are lots of morally ambiguous streamers on there. If you are not taking an interest in what content / who your kid is consuming that's on the parent. Army wasn't doing anything more than any other advertisement / product placement.
@@adenwilson304 If you completely ignore what they're advertising and the "product" in question, that's true. How's the weather in Langley?
@@cool_sword again that's why I say taking an interest in your kids is a parental responsibility not just a right but a responsibility. A military is not a universal moral wrong. There are sound arguments both ways. It's on each individual (or their parents) to make those kind of calls.
Same goes for exposing youth to explicit language, exploitative economic systems (micro transactions, loot boxes, gambling), violence, and provocative / suggestive themes.
@@adenwilson304 Yeah every child is blessed with attentive parents, right? So if anyone preys upon a child we shouldn’t blame the predator but the parents. Why would the perpetrator have any responsibility? It is terrifying that you are ok with anyone who wants to prey on children if they have bad parents. Sick stuff right there. Are you related to Epstein by chance?
It’s the army, hardly the worst influence a kid could get through the internet!
Was able to play this when I was a kid in Manila
Excellent, unbiased coverage on this topic. Bravo! I played this game during my childhood and have many fond memories of it.
Don't see a problem with this.
BUT I am a US Army vet so I might be a wee biased.
Service is not for everyone but it was good for me. It should be an option for others.
I got it when I signed up in 2005. I couldn’t stop playing it. Killing friendlies got you sent to jail lol. It rivaled rainbow six game of the day in my opinion.
Pioneer of the free to play movement. Was really fun playing the older version, but didn't get much time in on the newer release.
Cool report.
"On the way!" "Waiting!"
Kids should then immediately watch the Wikileaks video about the kids shot in a van. From a helicopter , then make them decide if they really want to be in the army .
This dude literally has a flag in his name 💀 😂.
Im still going to inlist. Just cant decide between navy seals or army.
Hell I know some people who were encouraged to join because of videos like that - they find the helicopter guncam vids badass
@@kavalia2307 yep; lower life forms get a kick out of this stuff. “Taking out the bad guy.” Little do they know, the bad guy is defending his 1/2 acre of land from American imperialists.
Beta tested for 12 years. Played the game for 18 years. It's the only online game I've played where I actually met a lot of the people who tested it. Even met my wife while playing the game.
It was an honor and privilege to have been a part of the game and to have my name in the closing credits. Myself and my wife.
AA 2.X had gotten me into PC gaming, I wouldn't be where I'm at in life had it not been for this game I genuinely believe.
For some reason this game came to my mind yesterday after more than 2 to 3 years since I last played it and some how gets recommended to me today.
You bet the US government has been incentivizing the companies who make COD and Battlefield
No doubt. The same thing is done in other countries. The military needs to keep up recruitment or the military will be severely weakened.
Their game was quite good actually!
Ahhhhh incorrect!
The U.S Army's single greatest recruitment tool was Emma and her two mom's, God bless her.
Was ranked 200 on ps for this game , prolly the best tactical shooter I ever played, we wish they never ended it, was a really great experience
I remember playing this game as well. But I never knew the purpose of it lol
“You’re the parent, what are you doing about [your child watching US army recruitment propaganda directed at them]?”
Quotes that would fit in as a defense for Joe Camel don’t pass the smell test IMO
they literally made it FOR children, Rated Teen by ESRB.
That makes it worse because at least tobacco was only selling to adults.
A kid smoking a cigarette doesn't end the life of a brown kid overseas.
I have a disc from one of the version of the game I got back in like 2009-2010. Was sad to hear they shut it down. Hopefully they will let people host their own servers at some point or someone will figure out how to do it themselves.
I first see this game being played by my father. He let me play from time to time. My parents broke up I went with my mum to a new house I got my first PC and this was the first game I ever downloaded. I used to play with my Dad online and his friends from the states. (TNT) clan
I vaguely remember a Cynbad and Nitro. So big shout out to those guys. Great game back in the day.
I too remember a Nitro guy, I saw him on an american server I think. I too was in a clan, I used to play in the 112 clan
It's getting more difficult to recruit people to kill and be killed for an entity driven by corporate interests.
How any informed person with a conscience could enlist is mind-boggling.
some people enlist out of necessity and whether you like it or not without those people china would be knocking on our front door.
Economically for some people to leave their current situation the Army is the only option
Historically military service has always been an avenue for socio-economic advancement. From the very poor looking for a middle class lifestyle, to the very rich looking for greater access to power, prestige, or political pursuits.
I'd say any informed person who enlists is following a clear path to their own personal goals. You can make judgements about those goals or the actions they have to take while enlisted, but its far from "mind-boggling" as to why.
Because most informed people understand that being in the military is very safe; the death rate is super low. 2000 people died in combat in Afghanistan in a 20 year period, and lots of people served multiple tours.
So if you don't have many other options (aka poor) and being offered actual free education, healthcare, a salary, and potential opportunities when you get out.
It can be tempting and net positive for the individual.
I'm not saying there are not moral issues with taking part in the military industrial complex, I'm saying there are also moral issues with lots of job / careers BUT they don't offer the benefits for those who are not as privileged.
@@AnotherDM Historically because the government puts huge sums of money into the Military, ie Wealth Redistribution . ..
Shot in the dark before watching: they aren't going to call the game what it is - propaganda - for the entire video
this game was awesome, so many memories
Had this game downloaded before i enlisted and when i came back from basic and ait it was shut doen
“You’re the parent you decide what’s going on.”
You’re the army, you decide what kind of recruitment tactics get used. 🤷🏻♀️
Why are kids watching games that have high age restrictions? The army is advertising to people about 16 years old, who can make their own decisions and come up with their own thoughts, not 10 year olds. The parents complaining likey complained because their kids are young.
@@ginger0208 Everyone the military is targeting the hardest for recruitment is either a child or barely older than a child, with poor reasoning skills and a weak understanding of the long term consequences of their decisions. This includes people from their teens through their early 20s. The military wants those people to feel mature and like they can make their own decisions, btw, so they can sign their life away in exchange for a bonus, a lifetime of mental illness, increased risk of suicide, and the heavy conscience gained from complicity in imperial ventures.
@@cool_sword You sound like a lot of fun
Man this is a shady tactic.. Unbelieveable how they try to manipulate young kids.. Why is this even allowed??
The army is part of the government - who's gonna make those tactics illegal?
If you manage to change your whole life career because of some dude on voice chat then you have bigger problems. Plus you can drop the army any time
Tell me where it is against the law?
i was shocked how many people were playing this, particularly knowing who made it
AA 2.8.5 loved it played esl with it bridge was the best
Call of duty is very inspiring
Propaganda disguised as a video game? Now that's one way of modernization lol
i loved playing this game back then on ps4
I remember playing this for the first time decades ago and I got immediately bored with the qualification process just to make it to SF. Meanwhile I am already part of a secret special forces unit in Ghost Recon, no qualification courses necessary.
America's Army was the only thing I played for a decade. So much fun and the purpose of the game was such an inspiration. With all the scams online I don't see why US Army couldn't advertise real stuff on the streaming platforms. Just think about how many kids daily get scammed into White Delux that ruin teeth or other scams.
“The purpose of the game was an inspiration” ????? The purpose was to recruit children to one day die in pointless wars.
@@LJ-fq6uw You clearly have no idea of what the majority of the player base actually used it for. It was a great tactical and strategic game when played on smaller scales, teamwork and communication is key and you have to rely on each other to win the game.
Anyway, you see pointless recruitment and brainwashing daily in religion, social media and schools. I'm certainly not for war, but I certainly am not for being defenseless to ideologies that slaughter the weak, force women to cover themselves completely just to barely get away with not being stoned, prevent democracy, kill children of disability, won't allow children and women education. Because believe me, without a military that shows power - you, Lisa, who probably is a woman, will lose all rights that you deserve. Without recruitment there will be no protection.
@@daniels-mo9ol you can show power without having a military larger than the next 9 biggest militaries combined. Please don’t be irrational.
So basically they were grooming children….
I played so much AA:PG when the pop was like 1200 people.
Freaking great game!
Military sims are still pretty popular within the PC gaming market.