In class today, the main focus was the Army. We talked about how an arcade was opened to promote the National Guard and other branches, how there are recruitment stations, and benefits for families after a soldier had died. Some students argued that some of these things were a waste of money. Others said that that way of promoting was efficient. Here's what I think is a total waste of money. My twin is on the Crew team at New Trier, and one weekend he had an important race in Boston. When he got home, he told us that he had seen the Army, Navy, National Guard, etc. racing. When talking about a waste of money in class, this automatically came to mind. The job of the Army is to protect our nation. What good are they doing on a river in Boston? How could they have spent their money in a way that would be beneficial to the US?
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Although the army spends their money on arcades and what not, I really don't think it's a waste of money for them. I mean, if I were a tax payer, I would not want my money to go to that cause, but for the army, it's a really good way to lure kids into combat. These games allow kids to get used to the idea of combat, and that you're not killing something really human at all.
I also think that they were at your brother's regatta as another way of recruitment. Some kid's probably gonna look at them and go, "that's so cool that they're doing that. i want to join the army!" Athletes are their ideal demographic, so I really think their tactics are working to an extent, although I don't support them.
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