How do veterans feel about call of duty

The Call of Duty franchise, begun in , recently surpassed million games sold. If 1 million players finish the challenge, all "Call of Duty: Warzone" player will get a day in which they earn double experience points. A key supporter, the Pilot Company, which has travel centers in 44 states across the U. Army veteran medic Timothy Hobbs is an avid Call of Duty player who helped design the battle doc pack.

Hobbs knows about the struggles of military medical personnel in the transition to the civilian workplace. United States. Selected region: United States. The Software License and Service Agreement will be updated. More About the Call of Duty Endowment The Call of Duty Endowment is a nonprofit organization that seeks to help veterans find high-quality careers by supporting groups that prepare them for the job market and by raising awareness of the value vets bring to the workplace.

Eric Hall went missing after playing "Call of Duty 4. He was later found dead, the result of smoke inhalation from a roadside fire. See this touching New York Times piece about Hall and this memorial foundation in his honor. Though many were quick to blame video games, not all soldiers and veterans agreed with that assessment.

For some soldiers in Iraq, video games — "Call of Duty" and other war games included — have been a stress reliever and even therapeutic.

In fact, real-world soldiers are often involved in helping to make war-themed games more In the case of last year's "Medal of Honor" game which was set in Afghanistan , real Special Operations soldiers were brought in to act as advisers on the game and to bring it a greater degree of authenticity. And retired Lt. Meanwhile, games like this one and this one are being used to help treat PTSD in vets.

That said, Stay Strong Nation's warning seems like some pretty reasonable advice. War comes home in Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, the explosive third chapter of the blockbuster first-person action series set in near-future combat scenarios.

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