Tag: Army
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US Army Esports Team As A Recruitment Tool
Interesting history behind the “America’s army” game. I can see how it would be viewed as problematic when kids in their early teens are getting influenced. 8:30 – That mobile gaming truck is nice! 10:39 – “You can’t join the Army just to play video games. All the soldiers here have had other positions in…
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Indian Army Recruitment Video Delivers
Wow this is really well done. Flex India flex: Hmmm India operates! Who knew? (Naturally, most of you guys probably did know) Great footage, fitting music… this has it all. I don’t have much experience with Indian cinematography outside of watching ridiculous Bollywood stunting (good scene btw). 4:50 – Good to see they “knife hand” in…
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Army R&D Exoskeleton Arm To Aid With Marksmanship
A project an Army mechanical engineer is working on: At the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, or ARL, Dan Baechle, a mechanical engineer, is testing MAXFAS, a mechatronic arm exoskeleton, which is designed so that it could be used to train new Soldiers to reach shooting proficiency faster. The problem he wants to correct is the…
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Training UK’s Teenage Cadets for Combat
VICE with another documentary: The Army Cadet Force has over 46,000 cadets from the ages of 12 to 18, training in 1700 detachments all over the country. The super low-cost club evenings and training camps equip teenagers with discipline and skills in anything from orienteering and military knowledge to weaponry, first aid, and sports. Note,…
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A Weapon For Criminals?
OMG DERP DERP DERP the Army is looking at new handgun options… the streets will run red: Full story at the Fiscal Times. An actual quote from the beginning of the article: There’s a new semi-automatic handgun on the horizon for the Army that U.S. consumers may have access to almost immediately. When that happens,…
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Hold My Quran And Watch This
Pakistan army dangerous shooting skills demo: If there is one thing I’ve learned, is that it’s necessary to endanger other people when you really want to prove your skills. Why aren’t more foreigners doing stupid shit like this on YouTube? I should fly to some of these countries, sign a bunch of them to ENDO and…