I can vaguely remember the commercials shown on British TV for the military (or at least the Territorial Army). Joining up was made to look like a bit of an adventure, which mostly seemed to involve lots of sneaking about at night with a blackened face and a big gun. And if that didn’t tempt you, you could apparently learn new skills, solve life-threatening problems, and enjoy the comradery of your fellow soldiers.
The Japanese Marine Self Defense Force however seems to be taking a rather different approach. There’s certainly no roaming around in the dark in its new commercial. Not a gun to be seen either, as the closing line is We love Japan. We love peace. And it has to be said, the comradery on offer seems to be of a slightly different variety.
Click on the picture to see the commercial in all its glory, but be warned that it can take a bit of a while to appear. It’s worth it though.
Where’s the biker and the construction worker?
grooveraccoon says
This reminded me of the old kid’s tv show “Captain Pugwash”. However, as this article indicates, there were no actual double entendres – just dirty minds!
http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/pugwash.htm
Lee says
Yeah, I remember hearing about that a while ago. I must admit, I was a little disapointed.
But whatever their names, they don’t make shows like that anymore. Although my personal favourite was always Mr Ben.