tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293152265787061341.post3822257976958114082..comments2024-03-03T05:11:57.603-05:00Comments on Wings Over Iraq: Army Recruiting Commercials--A Look Back, A Look Around...Starbuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02013102906896853767noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293152265787061341.post-91613150613487485352010-01-27T12:01:33.298-05:002010-01-27T12:01:33.298-05:00Hey, I'm reading Generation kill, and accordin...Hey, I'm reading Generation kill, and according to the author, the fire breathing monster ad influenced a lot of Marines to join up. Weird.Eric Chttp://www.onviolence.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293152265787061341.post-88199867554460474242010-01-20T16:25:16.876-05:002010-01-20T16:25:16.876-05:00Army Strong. My favorite commercial, even though i...Army Strong. My favorite commercial, even though it does feature Gen Casey.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSbCnWe6e1oJ.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01031567700911395326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293152265787061341.post-54685467236791992812010-01-20T12:29:50.866-05:002010-01-20T12:29:50.866-05:00There's a lot of quirky things that made train...There's a lot of quirky things that made training with the Brits fun. The "How's my driving?" bumper stickers on their tactical vehicles: "Army Driver. Be the Best. Am I?" and then a toll free number. The SA80's standard sling kicks the pants off of anything for the M16/M4 including the hooah slings from the catalog places, and the rifle itself is wonderful for patrolling.<br /><br />On the other hand, their radios sucked and they don't put heat shields on their GPMG (M240 type) just like the Marines.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293152265787061341.post-2511657372558577072010-01-18T21:21:20.121-05:002010-01-18T21:21:20.121-05:00Paul: You're right--even adjusted for inflati...Paul: You're right--even adjusted for inflation (which was significant since the early 70s), $258 minus tax is hardly anything. Even if that amount of money is worth, say, ten times the amount now, that's still barely minimum wage. Imagine supporting a family with a stay-at-home spouse and a kid.<br /><br />SunJun--cool ads!Starbuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02013102906896853767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293152265787061341.post-52303084288400959592010-01-18T17:20:25.943-05:002010-01-18T17:20:25.943-05:00Regarding the Travolta ad, Army pay was a joke bac...Regarding the Travolta ad, Army pay was a joke back then too. I can't remember exactly when it was introduced, but around that time the pay situation was so bad for the lower enlisted ranks that something like 50% of the force was on welfare and food stamps. It was impossible for a young soldier to bring his family to Germany -- he wouldn't be able to afford it. Congress voted a big pay raise -- enough that after the raise only about 20 to 25 percent of enlisted men's families were on welfare. After that, when the MVA (Modern Volunteer Army -- believe it or not, that's what it was called) was formed, pay went up substantially and for at least a little while things seemed pretty good.<br /><br />Now, 35 years later, I suspect it's not so hot any longer. Congress will always fund additional C-17s that the Air Force didn't ask for than fund personnel, maintenance and operations fully (and that's exactly what they did this year -- 10 extra C-17s and cuts to personnel, maintenance and operations). Readiness? Who gives a s*it about that? There's no jobs for my district in readiness.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14632097721434835823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293152265787061341.post-48958418130784019702010-01-18T13:38:29.997-05:002010-01-18T13:38:29.997-05:00The dumbest marketing move, in my opinion, is buyi...The dumbest marketing move, in my opinion, is buying the url goarmy. Everytime I see it I pronounce it "Gwar-Mee" It really looks bad.Eric Chttp://www.onviolence.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293152265787061341.post-37406926473058847822010-01-18T01:31:08.402-05:002010-01-18T01:31:08.402-05:00Oh, and I should ad that its pretty bad when your ...Oh, and I should ad that its pretty bad when your neighboring nation, which runs a conscript army, has more inspiring advertisements than you:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9UiZlYHJ6ISJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05282781923548522764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293152265787061341.post-87932036762964238042010-01-18T01:29:00.839-05:002010-01-18T01:29:00.839-05:00I liked this Australian one:
http://www.youtube.c...I liked this Australian one:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X99oYW75jkM&feature=related<br /><br />Of course, one can never forget the infamous Japanese Maritime SDF ads:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjAXJaFydwM<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ki45UYTkgQQ&feature=related<br /><br />Thankfully, they've learned their lesson:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6PojQuwDlw&NR=1<br /><br />Their Air Force ones are interesting too:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJE8yyAjKp4<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bbe9YJdzi2Y&feature=related<br /><br />Still, I suppose that when you don't have much to be proud of in your recent military history and your military's very existence is questionable on constitutional gruounds, it does limit what you can do for your advertisements...SJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05282781923548522764noreply@blogger.com