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  • Pentagon Takes Recruiting to New Heights ("Today's Military" is played in-flight on United)

    05/08/2006 11:33:22 PM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 12 replies · 355+ views
    AP on Yahoo ^ | 5/8/06 | AP
    CHICAGO - Hit by one of its most difficult recruiting periods in decades, the Defense Department is paying United Airlines to show passengers a Pentagon-produced video touting military jobs. The 13-minute video "Today's Military" is played between standard in-flight programming, such as NBC sitcoms or Discovery Channel productions, the Chicago Tribune reported. It profiles five military jobs, none in dangerous regions such as Iraq or Afghanistan. The video shows only one soldier beyond U.S. borders: an Army animal-care specialist on a humanitarian mission in Thailand. The Defense Department is paying United about $36,000 to run the video from April 17...