U.S. Army To Keep Bored Iraqi Occupation Troops Busy With Video Games
Stars & Stripes is reporting that the Army is planning on investing $50 million over five years on a new game to help train its soldiers -- "Game After Ambush" -- with the first-person shooter game letting players do "most anything a soldier does." Unlike game-slash-PR tool "America's Army," a game the Army distributed at recruitment centers to convince teens it was cool to enlist, this one is designed for in-house use.
We're not experts in military science, but we did a semester or two of ROTC in college before washing out. So we'll leave it to the colonels to debate how good "Game After Ambush" can be for preparing troops for real combat, but we're pretty sure using video games for training will be fantastic for retention and morale.
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You New Yorkers are a screwed up bunch!
The bet they'll get it right is pretty good, actually. They're already using a game -- "DARWARS Ambush" -- so this is a sequel. Presumably they'll be better at it this time.
I know. There's just no resisting Ermey.