Army Boot Camp for Hikikomori & NEETs

This is proof that politicians the world over are amazingly stupid.
They tried this in the US with troubled teens it was an epic failure.
All it did was make said troubled teens even more violent and hateful and gave them a bit of a paramilitary mindset.

These so called hikikomori are mentally troubled and a boot camp would do them no good at all it would only serve to farther damage them.
I'm no shrink but I know enough about psychology to know this is the exact opposite of what you need to do.
It seems the idiots who thought of this plan must have failed remedial psychology 101.
Want to deal with the issue fix your school system and address some very serious cultural issues in the work place these are the root of the hikikomori problem.
Though this may have contributed to the defeat of the LDP by the DJP.

This kind of event seems like it would be good source material for an anime.

Also I like how if we move to Japan and can't find employment we may be able to join the army. I would love to fight for Japanese interests, so long as they are defending against other countries and UNICEF trying to take the loli.

Speaking of Miruku-chan. I wonder if Raiken is gonna post an article about her new video? Now the hikkis can enjoy her VOICE as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzMUk3EX7TU&feature=player_embedded [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzMUk3EX7TU&feature=player_embedded]

"There is at this stage apparently no talk of making the scheme compulsory, although just how they will get notoriously recalcitrant hikikomori into the camps is not clear. Miruku may not be enough…"

Time for some moe marketing to be of good use for the Japanese government. Maybe they could use Strike Witch to entice some Hikkimoris and NEETs

Two words: Cultural Revolution. When I read this, I almost saw the ghost of Mao laughing. The notion of forcing the hikis and freeters out of their houses into WPA-style work camps has been done before, just not with such a recalcitrant population with obvious neuroses and 'maladjustments'(?).

Of course, like many commentators noted, this is an allopathic approach rather than a holistic one. I wonder if they'll consult with the Koreans, because of the mandatory military service there. The actual correlative problems with hikis/NEETs are many; anyone who has done even a cursory amount of reading the research lit on hikis knows this.

Interestingly, the US psych community has under-addressed the issue of pathological reclusion; Avoidant Personality Disorder is vaguely defined in the DSM IV and a paucity of research into treatment outcomes is available in the literature. So at least the Japanese are a step ahead of the US insofar as attempting a systemic approach. Well, at least they aren't throwing meds at them like they did the 'utsu' crowd, at the behest of Amerikan pharmaceutical companies...

I think this is fun, some other countries do it and it sure as hell better than being forced into the army reserve.

You enter the camp a NEET and leave a NEET with awesome skills and bragging rights.

Hmm.. why not use the Nintendo WII to train them? in doing those stuff then they wouldn't have to leave there homes? (>_<)

Not trying to say its a bad idea, but just think about it....throwing a person, that hates work and being around people, in to a place where they are forced to work and be around people.

some how i see a lot of suicides happening.....

Mmm, reminds me of Singapore and Malaysia's 'national service' programme. I heard all 18-year-olds were subject to military training and character building....community service or sumpin lyk that.

I cant wait for the massive suicides and neets doing cyberterrorism to the gov

Its not a bad idea if they will let them chose what army career to take engineering/maintenance/mechanic or computer engineering/designer/programmer get through some form of lite basic training then ship them off to army collage.

I would join up for that..... and even have to put up with people for it....

Many NEETs and hikkikomori are good with computers or electronics; teach them skills in those kinds of fields, not something completely irrelevant!

oh noes!! i will never give you my moneyz!! you will never catch me alive~!!

thank the internet god i don't live there. wwwwwwww

Two words: Cultural Revolution. When I read this, I almost saw the ghost of Mao laughing. The notion of forcing the hikis and freeters out of their houses into WPA-style work camps has been done before, just not with such a recalcitrant population with obvious neuroses.

Of course, like many commenters noted, this is an alapathic approach rather than a holistic one. I wonder if they'll consult with the Koreans, because of the mandatory military service there. The actual correlative problems are many; anyone who has done even a cursory amount of reading the research lit on hikis knows this. Interestingly, the US psych community still hasn't addressed the issue of pathological reclusion; so at least the Japanese are a step ahead of the US insofar as attempting a systemic approach. Well, at least they aren't throwing meds at them like they did the 'utsu' crowd, at the behest of Amerikan pharmaceutical companies...

LOL SLAVERY

i am not notoriously recalcitrant. my recalcitrance is very subtle and make no mistake.

this willl be named like this.

NHK NI YOUKOSO 2: BATTLEFIELD XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

Too lazy and suicidal for that, unless if there's enough moe in the military.

So basically 90% of "otakus" in japan...

Then again, look on the bright side.

Moe's ability to be used also as military propaganda (think of all the mecha musume, Strike Witches and such) sure helps a lot. We need to convince those hikikomoris, neets, otaku and the like to help fight against outside xeno treats such as China trying to take over the world, and therefore take away our Internets and precious Moe. Their RAEG, over-protectiveness and willingness to sacrifice their lives for the sake of their beloved Moe shall be a powerful incentive.

Or if that does not work in lifting hikikomoris out of their depression, at least they make good Kamikase bombers.

Yes, give them education for industry with 20% unemployment, good job! After the 6 months are over they'll just go back from whence they came with yet another useless certification. The ones in their 40s and 50s driving fancy cars that blame the victims have a nasty surprise coming for them in a decade or two.

This sounds reminiscent of the WPA.

ship them to Australia.
oh wait wrong century...

Somehow, I really don't see this doing anything productive.
If anything, they'll only want to avoid the real world even more, having had a taste of the extreme end of it.

hey, that actually may be good idea, for once.

Man, I want to join the army!

see what a capitalist free market go wrong. the utopia of a socialist ideology perhaps would be the answer, ones greed is others misery.

Now all they need is a spin-off of a Japanese army general of renown named Edajima Heihachi to lead them.

Well, thsi is just perfect!! Actually Japanese got many hidden talents...and as far they learn war in the game, this is the chance they can learn war in reality!! BANZAII!!

Japanese military... LOL.

Battle Royale, anyone? :D

Long story: During my army days I was a torpedo launcher loader inside the 40yo destroyer. At some point I spend over 3 months almost not-leaving my chamber. Sleeping on torpedos, leaving only to shitter and mess hall (both under deck), so I didn't see any of the sun for all that time. After that, when I walked outside I was shocked. Totaly blinded by the sun, almost paranoic about that vast world outside, wanting to get back. It took me few days to get use to living in the outside world again (my good old friend, vodka helped me big time).

Now, imagine those sisis, weak japs, after living coffined in their rooms, probably for many, many years, forced to go work outside.

Hell, I would pay good money to see that

I smell a Mari-tan.
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I think learning how to reclaim abandoned land would be good for them. They prefer to be alone anyways, and if they can make some money and be involved in society while they're at it, I'm all for it.

I smell conspiracy~

Expect Japan's suicide rate to go up.

No point dragging out the useless people...
Leave people who want to be alone ALONE.

we'll see sagara sousuke soon

"now youre just a useless *beep* *beep* and *beep*, but once you get out of here you'll be a weapon, lalala....."

That's not a "pork barrel" plan. "Pork barrel" means when a politician makes the government start a not-necessarily useless program in his home area to help himself be re-elected because of the money it brings to his grateful electorate. A useless "make-work" scheme is a "boondoggle".

They going to be kamikaze pilot after 6 month

NHK's conspiracy is coming for us! Commit suicide before it is too late!
This is what will happen :D
No, seriously I wouldn't want to live in a world where they force me working if I don't want to..that is slavery. And there is no value in living without anime and games. I'm disappointed in humankind as a whole to that level that I no longer want to leave my home, and then someone who is part of that humankind comes and wants to force me out? Yeah right obviously I'll listen to him...is what they think? They still have no brains I see...human is a strange kind of animal...can survive without brains...

Yeah...this will not end well.

Six months without Internet, moe, anime, manga, games, hentai for hikikomori and NEETs? They would either go crazy or commit suicide before the six months is over lol