{"id":5675,"date":"2026-08-20T22:39:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T22:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=5675"},"modified":"2026-08-20T22:39:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T22:39:40","slug":"one-u-s-army-unit-is-offering-4-days-off-to-play-grand-theft-auto-but-theres-a-catch-theyll-have-to-reenlist-if-they-take-the-day-off-to-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=5675","title":{"rendered":"One U.S. Army unit is offering 4-days off to play Grand Theft Auto\u2014but there\u2019s a catch: they\u2019ll have to reenlist if they take the day off to play"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>\u201cThe idea was to have a unique incentive program that connects to what soldiers are interested in,\u201d Lt. Col. Angel Tomko, spokesperson for the 3rd Infantry Division, said in a statement to <em>Fortune<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=5673\">Facing weary customers, Walmart will use its nearly $3 billion in tariff refunds to lower prices<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The incentive was offered exclusively to the Division\u2019s 9th Brigade Engineering Battalion, and 20 soldiers have already chosen it as part of a minimum two-year reenlistment commitment, which can extend for up to six years.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>While enlistment incentives are nothing new, tying one to a video game is an unusual acknowledgment of just how much anticipation has built around GTA VI. Millions of Gen Z and Millennial fans expected to dive into the game\u2019s fictional \u201cVice City\u201d world, which launches in November.<\/p>\n<h2>GTA VI is expected to bring in billions\u2014and causing companies to think how to address the \u2018rare cultural event\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Take-Two Interactive, which owns the publishing label for many game franchises including NBA 2K and Red Dead, has a market cap of $44 billion\u2014but GTA has been one of its most successful. GTA V sold over 215 million copies after first being released in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>The first trailer for GTA VI was released in late 2023, and it has since garnered nearly 300 million views on YouTube alone.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A series of delays have only fueled anticipation. The game was initially expected in 2025 before being pushed to May 2026 and then delayed again to November 19. It will launch on PlayStation and Xbox.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Take-Two expects fiscal 2027 net bookings between $8 billion and $8.2 billion, up from $6.72 billion the previous year, with the company expecting GTA VI to be a major driver of growth.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=5671\">Scott Bessent on the national debt: \u2018There\u2019s nothing magic about the $40 trillion number\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Military leaders aren\u2019t alone in recognizing the hype. Some small business owners have weighed on social media how to deal with an influx of PTO requests. <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Gen Z and Millennial men are facing a loneliness crisis\u2014and GTA VI could help bridge the gap<\/h2>\n<p>While organizations have occasionally given time off for major cultural events\u2014such as the day after the Super Bowl\u2014or provided flexibility for events like the World Cup or Olympics, the GTA 6 phenomenon is unusual in that it is being driven by a single piece of entertainment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The core audience is largely made of Gen Z and Millennial men who grew up with the franchise, which makes the game\u2019s cultural impact worth watching beyond the workplace. Young men in the U.S. are among the country\u2019s loneliest demographic. A Gallup study released in 2025 found that 25% of young American men had experienced feelings of loneliness the day before.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The launch of GTA 6 could provide a rare shared experience for a generation that increasingly spends time online but reports feeling disconnected. Friends can play together, talk about the game and anticipate its release as a collective event. Already, the r\/GTA6 subreddit already has nearly 1 million members, months before the game\u2019s November 19 release.<\/p>\n<p><em>Are you planning to take the day off\u2014or allow your employees to do so\u2014for the launch of Grand Theft Auto VI? Fortune wants to hear from you. Email <\/em><em>preston.fore@fortune.com<\/em><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=5669\">Airwallex expands from cross-border payments to autonomous finance\u2014though president Lucy Liu says it\u2019s still \u2018not the best time\u2019 for an IPO<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the Army to small businesses: organizations are getting ahead of the GTA VI launch curve\u2014and giving days off to steal virtual cars.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5674,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[583],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5675","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-work-week"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>One U.S. Army unit is offering 4-days off to play Grand Theft Auto\u2014but there\u2019s a catch: they\u2019ll have to reenlist if they take the day off to play - 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