Army commands are teaming up with the Ohio Department of Education and "Project Lead The Way" to use America's Army PC game to promote student interest in the engineering and technical fields. "The U.S. Army is committed to educating today's youth," said Col. Casey Wardynski, director of America's Army game project. He said America's Army combines the power of gaming and simulations with real-life equipment to create a compelling academic program. Using the gaming platform, a number of applications have been developed for the coming year to enhance Project Lead the Way's engineering curriculum, currently in 3,000 middle schools and high schools nationwide. The first educational module will be incorporated into the PLTW Principles of Engineering course.

All colleges and universities do it. They will bring out cool and interesting devices they have made in the past and show them off to kids while telling them to think about technical or engineering futures. The America's Army hardware and software integration is second to none and usually costs a fraction of what most companies would charge the government. Have you had the chance to play America's Army?

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