The US Military's Shady Recruitment Practices

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The US military has come under fire recently for a new, aggressive recruitment campaign aimed at enticing Gen Z to enlist. In this episode, we'll take a look at some of the more predatory practices in this new propaganda campaign and discuss why it's happening.

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Citations and further reading:

Twitch stats
https://twitchtracker.com/statistics
https://www.streamscheme.com/twitch-statistics/
https://sullygnome.com

Sergeant Hard Times
https://www.nytimes.com/1975/06/15/archives/in-the-volunteer-army-now-sgt-hard-times-is-the-best-recruiter-in.html

Army’s formerly Top-Secret civilian database
https://www.nyclu.org/en/joint-advertising-market-research-studies-jamrs

Focus 22
https://casa.army.mil/Documents/USAREC_Overview.pdf

Twitch recruiting
https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/military-recruitment-twitch/
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/army-recruiting-esports-gamers-for-next-generation-of-us-soldiers/
https://www.pcgamesn.com/twitch/army-esports-returns-to-twitch
https://theherald.home.blog/2020/09/30/the-twitch-channel-of-the-u-s-army-a-predatory-practice/

Vietnam War info
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bombs_in_the_Vietnam_War
https://www.thoughtco.com/napalm-and-agent-orange-in-vietnam-war-195797
https://thevietnamwar.info/my-lai-massacre/

Iraq War info
http://informationliteracy.org/users_data/8758/An_American_Attack_on_Iraq_Is_Not_Justified.pdf
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-deaths-survey-idUSL3048857920080130
https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna22794451

The Calling ad series
The Calling (David): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkmOteNE24g
The Calling (Jennifer): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjrLcenZPEg
The Calling (Janeen): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdmRafqeQPg
The Calling (Rickie): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWo5-pFrjNg
The Calling (Emma): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIYGFSONKbk
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