MSG Louis Alexander4337421<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Fox news on Army to use Rap music as recruiting tool.What's your intake of the US Army using Rap music as a recruiting tool?2019-02-02T20:51:58-05:00MSG Louis Alexander4337421<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Fox news on Army to use Rap music as recruiting tool.What's your intake of the US Army using Rap music as a recruiting tool?2019-02-02T20:51:58-05:002019-02-02T20:51:58-05:00MSG Private RallyPoint Member4337459<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Other than the fact that I hate rap music....Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 2 at 2019 9:09 PM2019-02-02T21:09:50-05:002019-02-02T21:09:50-05:00SGM Private RallyPoint Member4337490<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Wouldn't be the first time. Around the time I enlisted in LA in 1993, there was a radio ad with bad original rap music "kickin' it in the Army" on heavy rotation.<br />I joined anyway.Response by SGM Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 2 at 2019 9:28 PM2019-02-02T21:28:37-05:002019-02-02T21:28:37-05:00SGT Private RallyPoint Member4337584<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Why are quotation marks used around “rap”? <br />That said, all types of music is used by the military for recruiting purposes. The military uses all types of stuff for recruiting, period. For example, “Nascar”, “Nhra top fuel drag racing”...I guess. <br /><br /> I’d rather have a song with a good beatResponse by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 2 at 2019 10:12 PM2019-02-02T22:12:10-05:002019-02-02T22:12:10-05:00LTC Kevin B.4337944<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>If it's effective at bringing in good troops, I have no problem at all with it.Response by LTC Kevin B. made Feb 3 at 2019 6:42 AM2019-02-03T06:42:44-05:002019-02-03T06:42:44-05:00MAJ Private RallyPoint Member4338041<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>As long as it is professional.Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 3 at 2019 7:41 AM2019-02-03T07:41:01-05:002019-02-03T07:41:01-05:00LTC Jason Mackay4338842<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>A motivated and creative recruiter taking some initiative to get his mission accomplished in a positive way. I say let him try.Response by LTC Jason Mackay made Feb 3 at 2019 1:06 PM2019-02-03T13:06:47-05:002019-02-03T13:06:47-05:00SFC Joseph Weber4339099<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>You should listen to "Round out the Tank" by Mystikal. If he was not such a shithead I think it would be a great recruiting tool.Response by SFC Joseph Weber made Feb 3 at 2019 3:05 PM2019-02-03T15:05:11-05:002019-02-03T15:05:11-05:00SPC Chris Ison4339152<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Intake?<br /><br />in·take<br />Dictionary result for intake<br />/ˈinˌtāk/<br />noun<br />noun: intake; plural noun: intakes<br /><br /> 1.<br /> an amount of food, air, or another substance taken into the body.<br /><br />What is your "take" on the army using rap music for recruiting.<br /><br />My take on it is that they should be worried about teaching soldiers proper grammar and vocabulary, so they do not embarrass themselves using the wrong word when asking a question.Response by SPC Chris Ison made Feb 3 at 2019 3:47 PM2019-02-03T15:47:03-05:002019-02-03T15:47:03-05:00SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member4345545<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Honestly I just stay in my lane and do my job. I don’t worry about what the army does or uses to recruit. As long as the joes want to be here and do their job I don’t care.Response by SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 6 at 2019 8:59 AM2019-02-06T08:59:16-05:002019-02-06T08:59:16-05:00SPC Michael Oles SR4613695<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Rap music?? That ain’t music? Is it?Response by SPC Michael Oles SR made May 8 at 2019 5:55 AM2019-05-08T05:55:03-04:002019-05-08T05:55:03-04:00PO1 John Johnson5115963<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I can remember when the USCG did the very same in their radio advertisements in the late 90's as a recruiting tool. "We in the Coast Guard, Baby". If you're gonna use rap and street music, at least pick good stuff, not that over-the-top corny BS. It was the only time I embarrassed to say I was in the CG.Response by PO1 John Johnson made Oct 11 at 2019 4:34 PM2019-10-11T16:34:11-04:002019-10-11T16:34:11-04:00SPC Private RallyPoint Member5206374<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>As long as it is tasteful in nature and not offensive (cliche I know) I see now reason why not. It’s some attempt at connecting with your target audience and that’s always good business practice.Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 5 at 2019 10:17 PM2019-11-05T22:17:18-05:002019-11-05T22:17:18-05:00SFC David Reid, M.S, PHR, SHRM-CP, DTM7237152<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>It's about attracting talent.Response by SFC David Reid, M.S, PHR, SHRM-CP, DTM made Sep 1 at 2021 8:32 PM2021-09-01T20:32:23-04:002021-09-01T20:32:23-04:00MSG Charles Kaiser7238335<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Not my 1st choiceResponse by MSG Charles Kaiser made Sep 2 at 2021 8:23 AM2021-09-02T08:23:08-04:002021-09-02T08:23:08-04:00CSM Darieus ZaGara7239738<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>We have used every genera of music to recruit throughout the years as far back as WWI. Whatever gets the message out to the youth of The US encouraging them to serve with honor and destination works for me and should work for everyone. <br /><br />One of the greatest military songs ever written was done so in country, I own the music but am not a huge country fan. It is a great song, “I’m proud to be an American”. I only wish Zeppelin had sone one, “And she’s buying a stairway to heaven”.Response by CSM Darieus ZaGara made Sep 2 at 2021 4:26 PM2021-09-02T16:26:40-04:002021-09-02T16:26:40-04:00SSG Edward Tilton7239766<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Fox News is not news, it is opinion. I don't care what it isResponse by SSG Edward Tilton made Sep 2 at 2021 4:45 PM2021-09-02T16:45:17-04:002021-09-02T16:45:17-04:00SCPO Dan Lewis7240217<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Are they looking for Sgt. York or the next soldier to stand-up the challenges of the future?Response by SCPO Dan Lewis made Sep 2 at 2021 8:27 PM2021-09-02T20:27:45-04:002021-09-02T20:27:45-04:00MSgt Steve Sweeney7240449<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>How is it different than using country music as a recruiting tool? Why is there even a question?Response by MSgt Steve Sweeney made Sep 2 at 2021 10:40 PM2021-09-02T22:40:44-04:002021-09-02T22:40:44-04:00LTC Anthony Monroe7241530<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>dumbResponse by LTC Anthony Monroe made Sep 3 at 2021 11:30 AM2021-09-03T11:30:55-04:002021-09-03T11:30:55-04:00CPL Adam Schoenwald7241919<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>it depends on the content for me personally, there is great rap, trash rap and just down right crap rap. However it is a means to an end to get soldiers in boots, the Army is very efficient and using whatever tool to get new recruits. It's like calling a gun bad because it kills people. A gun is neither good or bad it's a tool, it's the user that you have to decide is honorable or not.Response by CPL Adam Schoenwald made Sep 3 at 2021 1:06 PM2021-09-03T13:06:37-04:002021-09-03T13:06:37-04:00MSG Louis Alexander7280951<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Welcome to the Marine Corps...Response by MSG Louis Alexander made Sep 18 at 2021 9:58 PM2021-09-18T21:58:32-04:002021-09-18T21:58:32-04:00MSG Clyde Mills7386315<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Going as low as they can go if they have to get Rap music out on Social Media, commercials and the such. Rap music plain stinks to high heaven and in no way is it considered to be music. It's a person talking with music being played in the background or not. Rather get bit by a copperhead as to have to listen to the junk.Response by MSG Clyde Mills made Nov 23 at 2021 5:27 PM2021-11-23T17:27:20-05:002021-11-23T17:27:20-05:00SFC Randy Hellenbrand7386412<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>None. Of course, blacks wouldn't probably care for 50s country music either. (And neither do I)Response by SFC Randy Hellenbrand made Nov 23 at 2021 6:24 PM2021-11-23T18:24:26-05:002021-11-23T18:24:26-05:00SGT Charles Whited7386819<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Do not care. Drill Sargeant let us know we were all green, had a purpose and a mission.Response by SGT Charles Whited made Nov 23 at 2021 10:48 PM2021-11-23T22:48:53-05:002021-11-23T22:48:53-05:002019-02-02T20:51:58-05:00