I am an Army of One!

[Ian1]

I am an Army of One, the Armys new recruiting slogan, replaces the long used and well-known "Be all that you can be", but what does that say to possible recruits? I am an Army of one, I can do what I want, I can be an individual. All these things are not true, and I beleive that this new slogan sends out the wrong message. How does it sound to the rest of you?

 

[jcgirl]

I kinda liked the "Be all you can be"

 

[Earthmuffin]

like all the new recruiting slogans

kinder and gentler (note, I did not say better).

 

[brazenblaze]

I hate it! It does give the wrong message in my opinion, and we have enough problems with these new "me" generation recruits.

 

[BlondeBeauty]

Not bad, but wouldn't get a 10 from me. For all the money that they spend on commercials, it could've been better.


I am an Army of One.


So? I'm Superwoman.

 

[Adoratrice]

The first time I heard it , I thought it was a spoof...I am an army of one?! What the hell does that mean ? I am an individual capable of conquering all? To me it seems as if it separates the enlisted instead of bringing them together as a team to overcome whatever comes their way....
I think "be all you can be" as corny as it may sound was a much better slogan...a bit outdated but positive to an individual as well as the group as a whole.


But then again I seriously doubt any slogan is going to have much influence over whether we win or lose a war.

[Edited by Adoratrice on 01-17-2001 at 07:30 PM]

 

[Ian1]

The commercial, by the way, shows a guy running through a desert. First off his uniform is all dicked up, no top, dogs tags hanging out, and if you look closely you notice his boots are unbloused. Well he, of course, is running alone, so a good follow up commercial would be him making contact and getting his ass whooped cause he had nobody to his left or right watchin his ass. Thats your Army of one.

 

[Never]

I am an Army of None!

[Makes you wonder what it said before it was edited, don't it?]

[Edited by Never on 01-17-2001 at 08:28 PM]

 

[BlondeBeauty]

Fantastic! Another Amry!! Yay!!!


[LMAO...Read my post, then look at Never's edit again. I think you can figure out what it said]

[Edited by BlondeBeauty on 01-17-2001 at 10:08 PM]

 

[KillerMuffin]

Stupid slogan, but the fake soldier guy is doable. Hey, I'm horny, he's in uniform. Wonder if he's on the net somewhere...

 

[SimplySouthern]

Different slogan....We're looking for a few good men.

Always made me want to say...Yeah, me too. When I finish with them you can have them. Further, send me those that you are finshed with. I thought that was generous with me. Sharing. Makes me feel all warm and tingly inside. Wait, that could have been those few good men

 

[Rosebud]

there is no I in team or army......that commercial makes my butt pucker and not in a good way either...but i did like the Marines commercial during christmas.....goooodddd

 

[Laurel]

An Army of Nuns?

 

[Angel]

there is no I in team or army......that commercial makes my butt pucker and not in a good way either...but i did like the Marines commercial during christmas.....goooodddd

....What else exactly makes your butt PUCKER? LOL

 

[Never]

Laurel:
"An Army of Nuns?"

Did I e'er tell ya 'bout the lifetime CreamyLady and I were in a monastery?

 

[*Jennifer-In-Flares*]

if they're gonna be armies of 1 whose gonna kick them out of bed in the morning and holler at them to do another 100 situps? *jenny*

 

[CreamyLady]

It sounds like the concept of teamwork went out the window to me. It also sounds as if someone got one of those "one man army" toys as a child and never outgrew it.

 

[Rosebud]

making my butt pucker is a bad thing...like ramlick fucking his sheep.... bitches fucking with my friends...ummmmm....not having that fucking dollar when the icecream man comes around.....men having sex with another man instead of me.....Need more????? how about that one woman....and we all have that one woman...that just makes us want to beat their face into a pulp...that makes my ass pucker

 

[Bushido71XS]

making my butt pucker is a bad thing...like ramlick fucking his sheep.... bitches fucking with my friends...ummmmm....not having that fucking dollar when the icecream man comes around.....men having sex with another man instead of me.....Need more????? how about that one woman....and we all have that one woman...that just makes us want to beat their face into a pulp...that makes my ass pucker

Umm Rosie, I hate to tell you this, nut I think you're psting on the wrong thread.

 

[KillerMuffin]

We are all overlooking one basic fact. Everything that comes out of a recruiter's mouth, the recruiter's printed propaganda, the recruiter's commercials is pretty much a bald faced lie. What's the first thing you heard when you got to basic/bootcamp/air force spa and resort? Your recruiter LIED to you!!! Cause if they told the truth, no sane person would join up.

The purpose of advertising is to attract young men and women who would otherwise go to college, attain some sort of degree and move on to higher paying careers after having a lot of drunken sexual fun. Particularly the men. Face it guys, the target audience 17-25 year old men have the Rambo Syndrome. Hooah hooah hooah I'm billy badass sojerboy. The "I am and Army of One" kicks the ego... just join the army and you will be SUPER SOJERBOY STUD!!!! Just like the guy in the commercial.

It's the same reason that they put toy commercials on during Saturday morning cartoons. Beer commercials during football.

The Army's motto isn't Be All That You Can Be. The Navy's motto isn't uhm, uh, something something Adventure, it's Honor Courage and Commitment. The Marine's motto isn't to do a little D & D skit then magically appear in dress blues. The Air Force's motto isn't Aim High. These things are advertising slogans designed to lure the unsuspecting high school graduate into the military's clutches.

However, I am an Army of One sounds like a stupid Dolph Lundgren released straight to video movie. Maybe he'll get naked in this one. Anyone have popcorn?

 

[Andra_Jenny]

I AM AN ARMY OF ONE!

trained by the Marines.
Uhhrahh

 

[Ambrosious]

How about...

The ARMY, we don't ALL suck.

ARMY, when you don't have the balls to be a Marine.

If military spending doesn't improve, we will have an "ARMY of One".

 

[CreamyLady]

I know those ads aren't pitched to the discerning, KM. However, one must wonder if the military is bound by the truth in advertising laws.

A friend of mine was wild when her son enlisted in the Marine Corps, but she was much happier when she saw her grocery bill drop dramatically. At least they feed these wolves.

 

[April]

Instead of spending money on a new ad campaign, the Army should have taken said money and used it for a raise! It would have been better spent.

 

[Ambrosious]

ARMY of One:

Now we can fight 500,000 wars all at once!