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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. Hooah! by WaterBreath · · Score: 0, Troll

    I thought it was "hooah", not "hoorah". And I don't think it's exclusive to Marines either. I have a friend in the Army and he brought back a whole slew of such sayings when he came back on leave. Among them were "hooah" and "high speed" (read: "pretty cool").