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How do I use this?

Enter the text you see in the image. If you are unsure of the text, click refresh/reload the page and it will change and might be easier to read. If the registration fails because you don't match the text (it is not case-sensitive), you will be brought back to this page to try again.

Why do I need to type characters from a picture to register?

Typing the characters from a picture helps ensure that a person, not an automated program, is completing the registration form. This is important because attackers use harmful programs to try to register large numbers of accounts with web services such as the America's Army Account Management Website. Attackers can use these accounts to cause problems for other users, such as cheating on servers, and when banned, can use many other accounts to continue cheating or to slow down the service by repeatedly signing in to multiple accounts simultaneously.

In most cases, an automated registration program can't recognize the characters in the picture.