Retired Marine Corporal Briana Dowling now lives in Buffalo, N.Y. For others, it’s about their mental health and finding a community after ending their service. The Rokkr Regiment program, for some, is about reconnecting with loved ones after deployment. “Aspects of that are respect and how you treat one another … The members when they’re in the Discord space, it’s very, very social and they’re not bringing their work into the space.” “We have codes of conduct that people agree to when they enter into our Discord space,” she said. Lee said the Rokkr Regiment expressed there were no concerns about sensitive information possibly being leaked or shared on their Discord server. The leaks became public after one of the members started reposting them on another, larger, Discord server. Rokkr Regiment members can hop on and talk, organize and play games.Ī similar, albeit private, Discord channel became big news back in April, after a Massachusetts National Guard service member was arrested for leaking classified Pentagon documents that were shared inside of a private Discord server. The Rokkr Regiment also provides a Discord server, an instant messaging platform where users can communicate directly via text or in-voice calls. So, it’s been wonderful to see how that comes to life.” “With those who are into gaming and play Call of Duty, there really is this natural tie of those characteristics. “There is, I think, with the military such an incredible amount of camaraderie, and grit, and love of competition and also gaming,” Lee said.
She says the program builds connection between members whether they’re veterans or active duty. The program is based on a shared love for video games, specifically around “Call of Duty.”Īng Lee was until recently Minnesota Rokkr’s marketing director.
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Anyone enlisted or a veteran can join for free and get access to online tournaments and community events. Launched in 2021 the Rokkr Regiment has more than 900 members all over the country. “You know, that just makes us who we are in the military.” “It provides something that we were all kind of long in the sense of that teamwork, competitive nature,” Sabakte said.
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