Obviously, the United States Army is hard up for recruits since the Iraq war began. The biggest headache for the United States Army, it was neither Military spending nor casualties, but recruits. Recently, the U.S. Army also wanna build a presence in the virtual world of Linden Labs' Second Life just like many other corporations.
The commander of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), William S. Wallace, revealed that "Second Life avatar dudes" will find an Army island in the virtual world. In reality there will be two. One is a recruiting center with information and means to contact the recruiting office in case you feel so inclined, and the other will be filled with activities like parachuting and rappelling with weapons, both of which are activities you can already perform in Second Life.
However, maybe the Army is really appealing to someone who don't have a "first life" anyway and would be perfect to make use of themselves by serving their country.
