The US Military s Shady Recruitment Practices

Get free access to Nebula with your CuriosityStream subscription! Visit https://curiositystream.com/secondthought The US military has come under fire recently for a new, aggressive recruitment campaign aimed at enticing Gen Z to enlist. In this episode, we ll take a look at some of the more predatory practices in this new propaganda campaign and discuss why it s happening. The US Military s Shady Recruitment Practices – Second Thought SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://bit.ly/2nFsvTS music by Sam Kužel - https://samkuzel.com/ New video every Friday! Citations and further reading: Twitch stats https://twitchtracker.com/statistics https://www.streamscheme.com/twitch-statistics/ https://sullygnome.com Sergeant Hard Times https://www.nytimes.com/1975/06/15/archives/in-the-volunteer-army-now-sgt-hard-times-is-the-best-recruiter-in.html Army’s formerly Top-Secret civilian database https://www.nyclu.org/en/joint-advertising-market-research-studies-jamrs Focus 22 https://casa.army.mil/Documents/USAREC_Overview.pdf Twitch recruiting https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/military-recruitment-twitch/ https://www.cbsnews.com/video/army-recruiting-esports-gamers-for-next-generation-of-us-soldiers/ https://www.pcgamesn.com/twitch/army-esports-returns-to-twitch https://theherald.home.blog/2020/09/30/the-twitch-channel-of-the-u-s-army-a-predatory-practice/ Vietnam War info https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bombs_in_the_Vietnam_War https://www.thoughtco.com/napalm-and-agent-orange-in-vietnam-war-195797 https://thevietnamwar.info/my-lai-massacre/ Iraq War info http://informationliteracy.org/users_data/8758/An_American_Attack_on_Iraq_Is_Not_Justified.pdf https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-deaths-survey-idUSL3048857920080130 https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna22794451 The Calling ad series The Calling (David): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkmOteNE24g The Calling (Jennifer): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjrLcenZPEg The Calling (Janeen): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdmRafqeQPg The Calling (Rickie): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWo5-pFrjNg The Calling (Emma): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIYGFSONKbk Follow and Support Second Thought! Twitter: https://twitter.com/_SecondThought Patreon: https://patreon.com/secondthought BuyMeACoffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/secondthought CashApp: $JTChapman Watch More Second Thought: Latest Uploads: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJR_Fq2hhYVEFS11cf1YzG27 Spaaaaaace!: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJQRpqT-hMTTFx8A6VVH3m6v What If...: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJRI7VrWf_-mT0z6lrN--Cvi Popular Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJRx7ZaO9J04Kbob_u5baHxN About Second Thought: Second Thought is a channel devoted to education and analysis of current events from a Leftist perspective. Welcome! Business Email: secondthoughtchannel@gmail.com