There has been an unavoidable interconnection for the past decade between gaming and United States military recruitment. Whether its the military?s ?Stop playing games and live life like you?re in a game!? television commercials or the near-constant military presence at esports and gaming convention events, it?s almost like the armed forces see gaming culture as a proverbial puppy mill of recruits. That connection was recently being abused on the live stream service Twitch thanks to the controversial US Army gaming channel, leading to Twitch forcing the channel to cease a series of dubious fake giveaways meant to draw viewers to a recruitment website.

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