#AOC seeks to ban military recruitment drive that uses online gaming
“#AOC seeks to ban military recruitment drive that uses online gaming”
July 27, 2020 | 2:36pm
The 30-year-old New York Democrat is asking the House Rules Committee to adopt on Tuesday new restrictions that end the Pentagon’s digital job ads.
Ocasio-Cortez, known by her initials AOC, told The New York Times her proposal would prohibit use of funds by “the Armed Forces to maintain a presence on Twitch.tv or any video game, esports, or livestreaming platform.”
“Whether through recruitment stations in their lunchrooms, or now through e-sports teams, children in low-income communities are persistently targeted for enlistment,” AOC said.
“In many public high schools where military recruiters have a daily presence, there is not even a counselor,” she told The Times. “As a result, the military stops feeling like a ‘choice’ and starts feeling like the only option for many young, low-income Americans.”
The democratic socialist represents parts of the Bronx and Queens and said joining the military “can for some provide a rewarding career,” but “low-income Americans are not being given anywhere near the same information or access to trade schools, college or other post graduate opportunities.”
The US Army recently spent an estimated $1 million on the popular Twitch gaming platform.
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