Recruiting Scavengers Touring High Schools in the U.S. Army Adventure Van 60ft. 30-ton 18-wheeler

Military Recruiting Vans Draw Fire
by Pat Elder

A ninth grader in a suburban Washington DC classroom is delighted to be excused from Algebra class to spend a half hour shooting a life-like 9 MM pistol and lobbing explosive ordinance from an M1A2 Abrams tank simulator. At the same time 3,000 miles away in La Habra, California, a 15 year-old girl is released from English class to squeeze off rounds from a very real looking M-16 rifle. The kids thoroughly enjoy the experience, especially the part about getting out of class.



The two students have experienced the Army’s Adventure Van, a 60-foot, 30-ton 18-wheeler with several interactive exhibits that bring an adrenaline rush and glorify weaponry and combat. The Army’s 19 vans frequent various community events and two thousand schools a year, generating more than 63,000 recruiter leads. In addition to the Adventure Van, the Army has three other 18-wheelers for recruiting purposes. The Aviation Recruiting Van contains an AH 64 Helicopter flight simulator and an interactive air warrior and weapons display.



The American Soldier Adventure Van has an interactive air/land warrior display and a future warrior display. The Army Marksmanship Trainer has an interactive rifle range.



In addition to the fleet of 18-wheelers, the Army has four RockWalls, the popular rock climbing wall for youth. The Army also brings machine gun toting humvees, tanks and other military vehicles on high school campuses to enhance their recruiting efforts. Both the Army and Air Force have their own recruiting motorcycles.

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http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/11/26/5440/

I've seen them land CH-53 Sea Stallions on high school football fields. I guess they know kids get off on that shit.

I can remember an 18-wheeler being in the parking lot of my high school 20+ years ago. Had these "cool" simulations, etc like airplanes etc. This is just a more sophisticated version of that.

:spray:

Or a chamber of PTSD horrors?

Maybe even a virtual poverty world, where you have to fill out forms to get points to buy groceries?

Now THAT would be reality.