{"id":71753,"date":"2022-09-15T19:31:53","date_gmt":"2022-09-15T19:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/09\/15\/watch-our-favorite-hilarious-military-recruiting-ads-from-the-1980s\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T14:42:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T14:42:29","slug":"watch-our-favorite-hilarious-military-recruiting-ads-from-the-1980s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/off-duty\/2022\/09\/15\/watch-our-favorite-hilarious-military-recruiting-ads-from-the-1980s\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Our favorite hilarious military recruiting ads from the 1980s"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 1980s were a time of big hair and even bigger shoulder pads. It was also a golden era for military recruiting commercials, ads so excellent they could bring crocodile tears to the eyes of Bill and Ted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the decade of jammin\u2019 joggers, the Defense Department took some serious creative liberties with its TV spots. Let\u2019s just say some of them had recruits running headfirst into Uncle Sam\u2019s tender embrace while others \u2014 well, they make us laugh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These are some of our favorite 80s recruiting spots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>1. The one that says people can be soldiers AND women at the same time<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"453\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vRWUdIYDPzA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen title=\"This Is The Army 1980 Recruiting Commercial\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>2. The one that calls for people who have no life skills<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"453\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WZ_63zwcPbs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen title=\"Armed Forces 1980s Recruiting Commercial\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>3. The one in which Marines are actually medieval knights<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f4pvQ32XWzE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen title=\"US Marines \"Knight\" (1987) Recruiting Commercial [4K] [FTD-0891]\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>4. The one that gives Bruce Springsteen music video vibes<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"453\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nmj3IDvnh4Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen title=\"1980s Army recruiting commercial\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>5. The one that makes it look like you can pop a wheelie in a tank<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"453\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1dtoXH2bD-s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen title=\"U.S. Army Recruitment Commercial (1986)\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>6. 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