Vtubers Shouldn't Recruit for the Military

So, last week there was a vtuber either posing or trying to pose as a recruiter for the Navy and tried to make a recruitment video for them. Many people were up in arms of it given the current war going on involving Iran and the ongoing genocide going on in Palestine. The political climate honestly isn’t and never would be great for this sort of thing.

That being said, my dad is a Marine veteran as is my uncle. My maternal great-uncle was an Army veteran himself. I’ve had multiple friends over the years who have been in the different branches of the military. Now that being said I do support our military but at the same time I don’t support at how callously our country just throws people out once they end up either retiring from the military or having to be discharged and can’t survive civilian life. We expect them to die for their country but don’t do much to help them succeed, and many end up homeless. Because they don’t know how to cope with the trauma caused by their military service.

Most people don’t join because they feel an obligation to protect or serve their country. Some do so because they want to be able to get a gun, others do it to get out of the situation that they’re in. Some do it because members or their family were in it so it’s this long standing family tradition. That it also to mention that not everyone is capable of joining the military. Every branch is different and has their own rules that require people to do different things.

Just because you can join the military doesn’t mean that you should.

Not to mention that each branch I would assume has it’s own code of conduct, and a lot of it is that you shouldn’t try and talk about things while in uniform. I’ve had friends in the military and usually they wouldn’t talk about what they were doing specifically. My guild leader in WoW would let us know when he had training or he was going to be for a few months but that was it. Usually they would talk about what they liked, try to relax after getting off of their respective jobs. Or take the time to complain about the weather, like my guild leader did in Perfect World International.

They didn’t try to tell us to join the military. And usually they tried to avoid talking about politics. Because they couldn’t get involved. Yes politics are the issues that lead to homelessness or to war but if you’re not a politician then it’s pointless to talk about. People played World of Warcraft or Perfect World International to try and escape it.

Though I don’t think any vtuber would be good to recruit anything. We’re too chaotic as are the viewers. Most people tune into streamers to tune out of the world, out of their situation. It’s an escape much like playing Final Fantasy X was my escape from dealing with being abused by my parents.

What do you think? Do you think it’s neccessary for vtubers to recruit for the military? Why or why not? Let me know in the comments below? Like this post? Then don’t forget to share it with your friends. Want to keep up with the latest post? Hit the subscribe button. Want to support me? Check out my tip jar.

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