Comments on: Is the Army desperate? They keep calling me!

Since attending the Virtual Army Experience at Digital Life, I've received multiple phone calls and e-mails from Army recruiters.

[caduceus06]

In the Army Now

They need virtual fighters to fight virtual insurgents. Finish the fight, soldier.

[Quiksilver7122]

Just tell em' your gay

Thats what i did and they haven't called me since. Just be prepared for the
awkward silence from the recruiter when you tell him/her (Yes, I'm serious).

[rpvitiello]

The most successful recruiting tool so far.

I believe their online army video game so far has been one of there most successful army recruiting tools. Those good at military execution online, have been shown as being good at actually conducting those missions in real life. Also more and more the army is being tech driven, so of coarse they want people that are comfortable, and enjoy using tech products.

[bilcarter]

Hey Quiksilver -

That is the absolute worst thing you can tell them. When you tell them you are gay, they put that information into contact records they have on you. The armed service recruiters share that information, and records are kept, by law. I am a former naval officer and I have been assigned to recruiting duty. I know what I'm talking about.

If you really aren't interested, here's the secret - tell them you aren't interested, and to stop contacting you. Again, by law, they have to comply. No need to tell an entire database that you listen to Queen on your pink iPod, wear leather chaps and have a handlebar moustache.

[jason0762000]

Just tell them you have a prior drug conviction they won't ever want to speak to you again lol even if it was 9 years ago like mine. I had a probation violation for the use of marijuana and no branch of the military will take me even with 9 years of a spotless record security clearances to move to canada and they don't even want to speak to me anymore lol. My AQTF score was a 69 when i was 17 and the predicted score from there website was a 71 bbut I smoked a joint at the age of 15 had my mom drag me down to the court house and say i don't want him he's stoned.