{"id":630745,"date":"2026-10-14T21:34:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T21:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/630745\/"},"modified":"2026-10-14T21:34:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T21:34:08","slug":"navy-brings-virtual-reality-recruiting-tour-to-winton-woods-high-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/630745\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy brings virtual-reality recruiting tour to Winton Woods High School"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/fox19-now\/id449886905\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/fox19-now\/id449886905\" target=\"_blank\">Download the FREE FOX19 NOW news app for iPhone<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.raycom.wxix&amp;hl=en_US\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.raycom.wxix&amp;hl=en_US\" target=\"_blank\">Download the FREE FOX19 NOW news app for Android<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">CINCINNATI (WXIX) &#8211; The U.S. Navy brought a mobile mixed-reality experience called Strike Group to Winton Woods High School, giving students a look at real-world Navy jobs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The Navy is looking for students for careers in STEM work. The Navy is also offering a $180,000 ROTC scholarship.<\/p>\n<p>A fully immersive experience<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The experience is fully immersive. It turns technology into what the Navy describes as real-life warfighting for students who like gaming.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The experience gives students a hands-on look at teamwork, technical skills and problem-solving skills needed for a career in the Navy.<\/p>\n<p>Three interactive challenges<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Strike Group includes three interactive challenges and experiences.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The first is called All Hands. Players test their skills on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, teaming up to launch a jet. Participants do everything from loading fuel to flying helicopters to piloting the aircraft itself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The second challenge lets students try their hands as part of the Navy Underwater Construction Team, which is on call if an undersea repair is needed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The third component is designed to let students see themselves in hundreds of roles in every field, from nuclear engineering to aviation to special operations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Students also took a personality quiz to help pair them with a list of Navy roles suited for them. They also received an AI-generated image of themselves in their recommended role.<\/p>\n<p>Recruiting goal surpassed<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The Navy has surpassed its 2026 recruiting goal for the year, three months ahead of schedule, with more than 45,000 active duty sailors enlisted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">See a spelling or grammatical error in our story? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox19.com\/page\/report-typos-to-fox19\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Please click here to report it<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">Do you have a photo or video of a breaking news story? Send <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox19.com\/community\/user-content\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.fox19.com\/community\/user-content\/\">it to us here<\/a> with a brief description.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 WXIX. 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