Militainment

Militainment is a portmanteau of "Military" and "entertainment". It is defined as either entertainment featuring and celebrating the military, or controlled by the military. The U.S. military in particular excels in the authorship of militainment, although the Russian military also has plans to produce their own TV channel. Typical examples consist of a broad array of media, from television and movies, to reality shows and video games. It also involves the manufacture of pop culture icons with military like characteristics that people, typically young men, can look up to. Militainment serves a number of purposes, from recruiting to public relations and history of events depicted in news and history books. The military, through public affairs departments, maintains close ties to the entertainment industry as a way of enlisting their help in creating and distributing these forms of media and adding high production value and legitimacy

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Militainment is a portmanteau of "Military" and "entertainment". It is defined as either entertainment featuring and celebrating the military, or controlled by the military. The U.S. military in particular excels in the authorship of militainment, although the Russian military also has plans to produce their own TV channel. Typical examples consist of a broad array of media, from television and movies, to reality shows and video games. It also involves the manufacture of pop culture icons with military like characteristics that people, typically young men, can look up to. Militainment serves a number of purposes, from recruiting to public relations and history of events depicted in news and history books. The military, through public affairs departments, maintains close ties to the entertainment industry as a way of enlisting their help in creating and distributing these forms of media and adding high production value and legitimacy