The Navy is hoping esports can help fix its recruiting troubles
The three-year mission includes competing against high school students, streaming online and extolling the virtues of the service.
BY NICHOLAS SLAYTON | PUBLISHED SEP 3, 2022 6:18 PM
Gamers, the U.S. Navy wants you. Seriously. The Navy’s official esports team is looking to add new members. The service just opened applications to join Goats and Glory, the esports team that competes and streams on Twitch.
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These gaming sailors will develop a “routine streaming cadence, encouraging followers and viewers to interact with the members and outreach content, and compete against high schools and colleges across the country,” according to a memo from the Navy.
Those deemed able — presumably the Navy really doesn’t want to get easily defeated in video games — “team fit” and ready for the work will get a three-year assignment at the Navy Recruiting Command in Millington, Tennessee.
Part of the job will involve competing in intense virtual combat with the esports teams from other branches of the military and rival gamer teams from other nations. The other main part of the job on Goats and Glory is to attract people to the Navy. The military sees video games as the best way to reach Gen Z, or as the memo calls them, “centennials.” The memo outlines that Gen Z consumes most media through digital content, so the goal is to meet them there.
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