Wired’s the Danger Room has a post on the US Navy’s attempt to understand and recruit “kids today” –with little succes:
The typical kid today “has always been online,” and “has never known a world without digital phones.” Because of that, he a worldwide social network; his “best friend may be Chinese,” the report says. “Teens are creating new forms of social behavior that blur the distinction between online and real-world interactions — and largely ignore the difference between the two.” The dual life is “creating a whole new language.” The presentation warns recruiters that they’re liable to experience more than “just a generation gap” with today’s kids. To older military types, the youngsters will appear to be “a somewhat alien life force.”
