Ghost said:Recruiting people isn't the problem
Finding people employment in the army is for some reason
pbi said:I get the point, but I'm not sure that the game would do much about making an important life decision like joining the military. However, I don't agree that everybody who plays simulation games is an overweight couch-potato wannabe. I have a number of PC games (not the first-person console shooters, I hasten to add...) such as Steel Panthers, Age of Empires, the Cossacks series and the Blitzkrieg series. I see some value in them. On the other hand, I don't watch TV and I don't really like McD's all that much.
If you want a game that includes Canadians, try to get your hands on the Steel Panthers II CD. You will need a DOS launcher program to run it, but it is a surprisingly good tactical game. The editor allows you to build Canadian units to to about BG size, from individual units such as LAVIII, Cdn Leo, M109, Cdn Inf, TOW, etc. The game is a bit dated as it still includes AVGPs. Cheers.
Travis said:There may be more history books than ever but with that said, the number of people i know around my age who will one day say " I think ill go but a history book " is extremmeely low.
I see how hollywood does only American history movies and the such but all we really need is one Great movie about the Canadian Military that people can look back on, maybe about Vimme or somthing more recent where theres more multi-culturalism present. Just one great Canadian Military movie to inspire the people. I noticed in the previews for the movie Hotel Rwanada the soldiers helping the people to safety are Canadian soldiers, just seeing the patch of a Canadian flag alone is enough to make some of the people i know go "wow... that right we did tha" and it literally fills them with pride to be Canadian.
America probably is having trouble recruiting and maintaining there men due to Iraq but they still have more than us :blotto:
Glorified Ape said:The kind of people that can be recruited through video games and movies probably aren't the kind of people we want in the forces, are they?
Ghost said:Iraq is what got me motivated for the Army again.
But then again I am not like most people I am joining because I am looking for a fight :evil:
Its not the USMC but it will have to do for now