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no cuts for Nascar? but okay for education and children..
- Thread starter GoodWitch58
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This is payment for advertising to promote recruitment for the military. I think we can cut all the advertising by the Defense dept. easily though- reinstate the draft. Then we will not need to advertise.
Douglas the Intrepid
Beach Fanatic
I have a better idea, stop meddling in other country's affairs and trying to save the world and pump all that money back into our own infrastructure while maintaining a leaner military geared towards defense and more domestic pursuits. :roll:
Mango
SoWal Insider
The questions is can we afford to NOT advertise at Nascar? The South has the highest level of enlistees and Nascar has an excellent track record (pardon the pun) with this advertising venue; not to mention that Nascar has done quite a bit for military families.
I've never been to Nascar races, but I hear that the Army has kiosks set up that have some kind of vehicles games using technology that the Army currently uses, technology that could be learned by enlisting.
The draft sounds all well and good, but your best soldiers are going to be the ones who want to be there.
I've never been to Nascar races, but I hear that the Army has kiosks set up that have some kind of vehicles games using technology that the Army currently uses, technology that could be learned by enlisting.
The draft sounds all well and good, but your best soldiers are going to be the ones who want to be there.
scooterbug44
SoWal Expert
I question how much the Armed forces need to advertise at NASCAR, football games, etc.
Yes, you do need to get the word out, but I can think of far better things to do with their money than sponsoring a football game.
The kiosks sound cool, but most of the people I know who joined the military did so because it was the best career available to them. College was not an option.
The draft is a recipe for disaster.
Yes, you do need to get the word out, but I can think of far better things to do with their money than sponsoring a football game.
The kiosks sound cool, but most of the people I know who joined the military did so because it was the best career available to them. College was not an option.
The draft is a recipe for disaster.
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GoodWitch58
Beach Fanatic
I agree. I would much prefer a recruiter present the facts to any young man or woman interested in serving...rather than luring them in with video games and offers of college tuition. I breaks my heart to think of all the young people who served in Iraq and were wounded and when they've been interviewed and asked about why they joined, it more often than not has been "to get a chance to go to college". It is disgraceful IMO that a country as wealthy as ours does not value education enough to provide opportunties that do not include being seriously injured or killed for the chance "to go to college." Other interviews I have heard, and people I have actually spoken to, say so often, "it (war) is not like the video games--"
Many people want to serve--my own son is one of them--and he was not lured in, but did a very thorough research on his optins, and has been quite happy with his choice. IMO they each deserve to know exactly what they are volunteering for...Besides, from what I hear, we have too many people now; the DOD says they are cutting back on recruitment--so, this seems a very good place to reduce some spending.
This woman said it better than I could:
Halt to NASCAR Military Advertising Fails - Yahoo! News
Once more, it seems to be more about $$ than anything else.
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Mango
SoWal Insider
According to Col. Derek W. Crotts, who manages the Army's NASCAR marketing and advertising program, nearly one-third -- 46,000 -- of the 150,000 leads Army recruiters get each year come from motorsports events.
Read more: Bang for Buck Not an Issue to Congresswoman Seeking to Defund Army Sponsorship in NASCAR - FoxNews.com
You can't negate the figures. The Army is simply advertising to it's target audience. They already recruit at schools, use Facebook, etc.
Mango
SoWal Insider
I have to disagree, Glenda. IMHO, it more about McCollum pandering to Tea party members and her constituency. 7 million is a drop in the bucket when you're curbing expenses in a multi- billion dollar deficit. Probably half of that alone went to some CEO of a Bank who was the benefactor of Tarp funds.
scooterbug44
SoWal Expert
But they are AT the events - I am talking about TV ads etc.
