MEDIA ONE: Army Strong

Greetings everyone! Here is my first video. To start, I have typed out the voice over:

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Welcome to GoArmy.com.

You've taken the first step to becoming stronger than you ever imagined you could be.
Here you'll discover adventure,
the chance to give something back to your country,
and the kind of training that truly prepares you for the future.

Now here what it's like to be a soldier from real soldiers,
and explore over 150 careers.

There's strong. And then there's Army Strong.
Click on any video to begin.

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Now for the video itself:



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My Commentary (Un-Filtered Journal Style, Reader Beware):

I believe this is an incredibly powerful message that the army/government shares with our youth. It focuses on strength, adventure, careers, and patriotism. These are feelings and qualities that people desire to feel, and the messages are very clearly portraying the potential for these feelings to our youth.

I chose this because it is a controversial one for my personal self. I am not particularly fond of war or the military in general. I understand the purpose, but I really just don't like fighting. I believe that serving our country in this capacity is a very serious decision, not to be taken lightly. Joining the military has implications that reach all areas of an individual's life, far beyond the years of actual service.

I personally find it hard to see recruiters go into high schools, talking with students about how this is a great option for college. To me, college is something that happens for a number of years... and then each student has the option of how deep and long that relationship goes. Some U of M students are simply that-- students. Others bleed maroon and gold with the "M" tattooed somewhere on their bodies.

This is not the case for the military. If a student chooses the military for college, its strength, its adventure... from my understanding at least, that is a lifetime commitment.