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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Tbf, when was the last time you've seen a decent military-related ad? Not just enlisting, but even stuff like working for weapons factories and such. And not just in USA either, if you've seen recent Russian ads for enlisting

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

"Poor as shit? Risk your life and we'll give you a degree. Also honor and shit."

We had recruiters in our grade school lunch room saying ^ that. I regret not organizing to get them banned.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Lovely! Well it seems Russian government decided to ape that, because their ads are all "Time for important decisions!" and just below that - "Get a million upfront".

Like so:

So yeah. Military ads are cringe as hell

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago (2 children)

The delistings might not have anything to do with The Rock, but rather geopolitics and the US involvement in sketchy conflicts.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Oh yeah, I imagine one has to be absolutely desperate to sign up for the army right now.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

It is hitting +50C in the summer across the Arab World. Anyone dumb enough to enlist will die of heat before being killed by the resistance.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You're suggesting ONLY 38 people total delisted during the total length of the promotion? Those are incredibly low numbers.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

No. I'm just going by what the report says and offering a possible reason.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

The US military HAS a method of distinguishing "delisting for reason A" from "delisting for reason B", but they're all coming up as false positives for The Rock's endorsement? That seems a touch unlikely.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Recruits: is that The Rock? Fuck that I'm out!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

is that The Rock

"We expected guns, so nope"