Introducing virtual reality technology into recruitment
Faced with “embarrassing” recruitment
figures, the British Army Reserves is turning to virtual reality for a
solution.
The Army Reserves will use Oculus Rift headsets to
give potential recruits a feel for military life.
Events staged in London and Manchester on
Friday invite members of the public to try the virtual reality headsets, which
will transport them into a military training setting.
One headset will take potential recruits
to a live fire exercise on Salisbury Plain, while the other will transport them
into a Challenger-2 tank.
The demonstrations are intended to attract
potential reservists aged 18 to 50, who are fed up of their day jobs and feel
their lives lack “excitement.”
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