I'm down with the troops, ok? Say what you will about the current political climate in the US, I have and will continue to back up the troops, because these colors flat out refuse to run, ok? Now, on a side issue, I also like to have a good time. If you want to have a good time and also help vets, you can by snapping up the new Salute Pack, which only costs $4.99 in the in-game store and the Sony, Microsoft, and Battle.net online stores. The pack includes a special Call of Duty Endowment in-game tag, sticker, gesture, calling card, and emblem, and it's not a bad deal, since 100% of the money will go to the Call of Duty Endowment’s (aka, “the Endowment”) mission to help veterans in the U.S. and U.K. get themselves decent careers after they are done kicking ass for the United States.
The Call of Duty Endowment itself is a non-profit foundation started in 2009 by Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick. Their mission is to "identify and fund the best and most effective employment-focused veteran-serving organizations." To this end, the Endowment was initially established in the U.S. to place 25,000 veterans in jobs by the end of 2018. That goal was met two years early, and was revised to aim at placing 50,000 veterans into high-quality jobs by 2019. Having also achieved that goal ahead of schedule, the Endowment is now doubling down with a new goal of securing placements for a total of 100,000 veterans by 2024.
“Through in-game purchases like the Salute Pack, gamers have contributed millions towards our mission of helping veterans transition from military to civilian life and aiding veterans in finding meaningful employment,” said Dan Goldenberg, Executive Director of the Call of Duty Endowment. “We are proud and thankful to be partnering with Treyarch on this new pack alongside the highly anticipated release of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4.”
