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Message: <blockquote data-quote="HardRightEdge" data-source="post: 851555">I didn't see it, but if conditions were as poor as you say, in the dark no less, you don't question the prudence of this stunt?  What is this, really?  A form of entertainment, a recruiting tool, and perhaps a Packer revenue enhancement?  I don't know if the Packers were paid in this case, but it has been the habit of the military to pay for the privilege in the past, at least until objections were voiced:<a href="https://www.postcrescent.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/2015/09/15/packers-nfl-patriotic-soldiers-military-wisconsin-football/71700816/" target="_blank">https://www.postcrescent.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/2015/09/15/packers-nfl-patriotic-soldiers-military-wisconsin-football/71700816/</a>Now, the "advertisement" aspect of these stunts, paid or otherwise, is at the bottom of my list of things to get in a twist over.  The military pays for TV recruiting ads.  It's a price that is paid for a volunteer military.  Nobody gets in a twist over networks getting paid for TV ads other than the dovish of doves.Paratrooping is a risky business under good conditions.  Putting guys at risk under bad conditions while advertising for other guys to sign up is an inescapable and sad irony, there's a faint whiff of disposability in the stunt.</blockquote>

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