NPR’s All Things Considered show from a few days ago (January 5, 2004) had a commentary piece called “Gamers Make Good Soldiers” in which tarot-reading, aging gamer-girl Angeli Primlani described some of the baby-faced soldiers who buy roleplaying games at the “Something Wicked” bookstore. They tell her that the Army is recruiting at roleplaying game conventions — and she describes that as “inexpressably smart”. Where better to find “strategically minded young gentlemen ready for adventure”? How many of them can do a push-up or a pull-up though?