Are we recruiting for the 21st Century Crusades?

[packman]

Did I miss a call from the Pope? Get out my horse, armor, sword and page - I'm off to Jerusalem!


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[kydo]

1. Why doesn't that image feel right?

I grew up an Air Force brat. Married a Navy guy. My uncle was a Marine. And several nephews are in the Army.

I don't recall ever seeing some thing like "On a Mission for God and Country," printed on anything. Maybe with some branches of military in some European countries but not really after WW1.

That does seem like something straight of the crusades and I don't really like it. Its not a good advertising phrase. The US Army would be better served finding a better recruiting slogan. Well IMHO at least.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

2. Man is the only animal to have found the ONE True God....several of them. Mark Twain

And, all of the discovered Omnipotent deities have proven to be weaklings unable to care for themselves and requiring defense and...money.

[muriel_volestrangler]

3. Under investigation

A poster with the phrase "On a mission for both God and country" on display outside a Phoenix recruiting station was removed Friday morning, an Army Recruiting Command spokesman said, hours after the unapproved display was brought to the command's attention.
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Local recruiting offices order such display materials online, Lepley said, and the orders are filled by Accessions Support Brigade. An ASB catalog shows a similar image available as a sandwich board, with the tagline, "We don't call for reinforcements. We make them."

There are instructions in the catalog on how to tailor some materials to suit a local audience, but the wording on the Phoenix poster isn't listed as one of 47 taglines that cover a variety of products.

Army Recruiting Command is investigating who ordered and/or approved the display, Lepley said.

http://www.armytimes.com/story/military/2015/01/16/-phoenix-mikey-weinstein-recruiting/21873217/