Posted on May 2, 2015
CW5 Jim Steddum
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"Our job is to market the Army [to the public]," Mark Davis, deputy assistant secretary of the Army for marketing and the director of the Army Marketing and Research Group, said in a Wednesday interview. " 'Army Strong' just didn't resonate with them. You'd either get an 'eh' sort of response, or you'd get an, 'Of course you're strong. You're supposed to be. You're in the Army. …'

What do you think?

http://www.armytimes.com/story/military/2015/04/30/army-strong-advertising-recruiting/26586513/
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Capt Richard I P.
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Tough breaks Army. Sorry to be smug but this is yet another one we got right.
The few, the proud, the Marines.
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SFC Mark Merino
SFC Mark Merino
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No need to apologize. You Marines have mad PR skills!
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GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad
GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad
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Damn straight! :-)
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LTC Bink Romanick
LTC Bink Romanick
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I've often thought that we should brand the troops ....ohhhh not that kind of branding.....oops !
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MAJ Anthony DeStefano
MAJ Anthony DeStefano
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I see nothing wrong with ARMY Strong whatsoever...they better not screw this up!  HOOAH...
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GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad
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"What does Army Strong even mean" got my vote. My next vote would have been for an explanation of what "an Army of one" was supposed to have meant.
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CW5 Jim Steddum
CW5 Jim Steddum
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There are are bunch of "white papers" explaining them. Problem is, Soldiers like pictures. The slogan should not drive the culture, the culture should drive the slogan.
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SGM Mikel Dawson
SGM Mikel Dawson
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To me "Army of One" was the most stupid. I understood the meaning - the whole army, active, reserve, what ever MOS is one unit, but they didn't project it right.
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PFC Nathaniel Thedford
PFC Nathaniel Thedford
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Army of one was originally titled by General Shinseki. My perspective is that it meant that it took the whole army to run an operation. That if you were a cook a motor transport operator or infantryman, etc., it takes all to make the operation happen. Now along with that Army-wide battle cry also everyone wore a beret as well, no oc and Shinseki chose the color of the Rangers.

Anry Strong.... You got me on that one. Maybe part of a recruiting strategy.
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I voted Find something and stick with it. And I submit that there was nothing wrong with "Be all you can be." It's timeless. Bring it back!
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SPC Carl K.
SPC Carl K.
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I was going to say the exact same thing!
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CW5 Jim Steddum
CW5 Jim Steddum
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Agreed! We need to get back to that.
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GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad
GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad
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At least that one made some real sense ... unlike the ones that came after it.
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SPC Carl K.
SPC Carl K.
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I honestly felt that "The Army of One" played into Rambo mentality and gave the impression that soldiers did not need to display a sense of teamwork. Perhaps I read into it too deep.
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