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"Navy Weighs in on Video Games to Whip Recruits into Shape"

http://www.dailytech.com/Navy+Weighs+in+on+Video+Games+to++Whip+Recruits+into+Shape/article18539.htm

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"They may consider games like Nintendo Wii and Dance Dance Revolution for physical training purposes The Navy has frequently been seen in the headlines for advancements made from using hardware technology to get its aircraft and fighting vehicles into shape; it may now turn to software technology to get its newest recruits in motion and out onto the playing field. Navy officials are weighing in on using interactive video games like the Nintendo Wii and Dance Dance Revolution to help new enlistees build up endurance and get past boot camp. There is a growing concern that those who are currently enlisting require more work to get into shape than was needed with past recruits. Officials are attributing it to a more sedentary lifestyle. Recent studies indicate that the Wii has little effect on family fitness, but that has not stopped the Navy from heavily considering the possibility of using interactive games in the training of its recruits. According to the Navy Times, Navy Surgeon General Vice Adm. Adam Robinson believes that most young people prefer computers and video games to sports and other physical activities. Using interactive video games, in conjunction with traditional training could help new recruits when it comes to endurance, Robinson said. "There are lots of programs now that people can [use to] become very physically active while they’re using interactive computer games," said Robinson. "So, in other words, this isn’t about [starting] with computers and stopping [everything else] — because we’re not going to do that. This is about incorporating those types of activities into something that people can use to become more physically active." Robinson added that there has been an issue in terms of physical fitness. More new recruits are injured in basic training because they are not used to the amount of standing and running that is required and they have found that women in boot camp suffer more bone injuries than in the past, Robinson said. "There have been more fractures and femur fractures and long-bone fractures in some of our young female recruits, and that’s related to the amount of activity and a sedentary lifestyle that they’ve had before they’ve entered the service and then the uptick in physical activity after they’re in the service." The plan is still in the early stages and there is no timeline set for video game use in basic training."

I figured they would target computer users, not Wii.






[Edited on May 28, 2010 at 10:40 PM. Reason : .]

5/28/2010 10:37:30 PM

I suggest just ordering a code red on the bottom 10% of every boot camp class.

5/28/2010 10:39:23 PM

oh lawd

5/28/2010 10:53:41 PM

^ 30000

5/28/2010 10:56:24 PM

Thxu I forgot

5/28/2010 10:58:49 PM

i'd go to boot camp for fun if it meant playing RTS's the whole time

5/28/2010 11:07:48 PM