The U.S. Army is going to start a webcast straight from Iraq, so potential recruits see that it is still possible to host a vlog while in the midst of an unwinnable war against an ill-defined enemy in an unfamiliar land a million miles from home.

The Army's retooled website is a project for the new focus of recruitment: the Internet. The GoArmy.com site also hopes to "connect with young Americans on a closer, more personal level."

But since websites and overseas real-time feedback aren't cheap, how is the Army paying for all these fancy new gizmos?

Don't worry dad! Your son isn't going to lose his expensive gun because he spent five extra minutes video-chatting with his sophmore girlfriend.

To help pay for the new media features, cutbacks are being made in areas like the Army’s sponsorships of professional rodeos.

Ah, professional rodeo sponsorship from the U.S. Army. That is a thing. Although not for very much longer, apparently. Towards the future, 'Merica!