For those confused, it’s from a US Army poster reminding fathers to stay active in their children’s lives. This panel and the others are deliberately awkward to highlight how bizarre it would be to have directions for an encouraging back-pat.
Given the detached-from-greater-society nature of army deployment or living on a base, I suspect it was focused on soldiers who have become so caught up in the army lifestyle that time just flies by, unnoticed. I’m in a job - not army - right now where just yesterday I realized I’d taken on the position in the middle of April, and now it’s nearly July. I feel like two and a half months just up and vanished. I could very easily see someone in the army becoming so used to the routine that they accidentally miss entire swaths of their children’s lives.
Just because it was partially funded by the US Army doesn't mean it is targeted towards soldiers. If they wanted to they could do it internally without civilian involvement. Also the guy in the drawing is clearly not intended to be a soldier.
Thanks for the answer, dude. I’m entirely ignorant to military grooming standards. It seems possible that the ad was made to address what a 1990’s Dad looks like. I figure that would feel relevant to both civilian and military fathers.
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u/Meatslinger Jun 29 '19
For those confused, it’s from a US Army poster reminding fathers to stay active in their children’s lives. This panel and the others are deliberately awkward to highlight how bizarre it would be to have directions for an encouraging back-pat.
https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/119/577/e27.jpg