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Gaming in the Military

Posted by Zonk on from the gaming-as-relaxant dept.

Thanks to TopherHov who wrote in to mention a story on the Fox News site regarding gamers in the military, and the role that gaming plays for troops in the field. From the article: Games are as ubiquitous at Camp Fallujah and around it as tattoos, buzz cuts and shouts of "Hoorah" from one Marine to another. When the power goes out, a Humvee battery and a pair of alligator clips are all the resourceful gamer needs to resume the digitized fight.

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  1. Re:Hooah! by McKinney83 · · Score: 3, Informative

    From my understanding its HUA (heard, understood, acknowledged).

    Watch the movie "Blackhawk Down", as it uses this all the time.
    I know that the movies don't always get everything right, but this one is based off a book from a first-hand source.

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    Winner of The Second Annual Montgomery Burns Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Excellence.
  2. Actually.. by Israfels · · Score: 3, Informative

    US Marines say "Oorah!" Army says, "hoah" Navy says, "Hoyah" and Air Force says, "huh?". I was a Marine in the initial invasion on '03. I was also a computer tech, I job duties included setting up LAN games and using my laptop and a projector to have a makeshift theater. The sand destroyed every single DVD I had out there. Yet another reason DVD copying should be legal. "Support the troops!" Cpl. Roberts