Let's all join the National Guard!!!

[spmetla]

As an Army National Guard Officer I'll say that I've always been annoyed by our commercials as well. If we got to do even half of what is advertised I wouldn't mind it but heck, even my State's lack of funding means that most weekend drills are spent at the armory cleaning weapons and conducting all the briefings that Army requires annual, quarterly, etc. Eight years ago when I signed up at least there was money available for training in the field with actual ammo instead of just yelling bang bang and more than just one annual live fire run.

Seeing as we're just a more localized system of Reservist there shouldn't be any advertising, recruiters and the people transfering from active duty work well enough already. Besides, if that commercial is capable of making someone want to join the Army National Guard then I'd rather not have him in my unit.

That being said, I think the Army has bad commercials in general, Army of One?, Army Strong?, I still think that be all you can be was better.

Funny recruiting commercials:
Austrian:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFDdg760kdc

Ukrainian:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4a01PpeoK8