5 Military Recruitment Ads That Suck

Armies around the world are always looking for fresh young bodies to fill their ranks, and a major way of doing this is through hip advertisements that demonstrate the awesomeness of the military. However, often such commercials turn out a bit suckier that expected.


Here are five such advertisements:


(most of which have gone viral, but those of you out there who haven’t seen some of these probably should):

1. Japanese Maritime Self Defense “Seaman Ship” Commercial:

2. Ukrainian Army “Impress Hot Chicks” Commercial:

3. US Army “Army Strong” Spanish Commercial (What sucks is that the soldier in this ad, who is featured alongside his family praising his decision to join, was recently killed in Iraq. The Army has pulled the commercial.)

4. Japanese Maritime Self Defense 2007 Commercial:

5. Simpsons Spoof Of Army Recruitment (somebody please cancel this show already, the early seasons, which didn’t suck, are turning in their graves):