Technology | Pentagon Military Launches 'TroopTube' Aimed at troops banned from YouTube By Peter Fearon Posted Nov 12, 2008 3:28 AM CST Copied US Army soldiers dine in Baqouba, 35 miles northeast of Baghdad. Troops banned from using YouTube now have an approved alternative, TroopTube, where they can post videos for friends and families. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo) The Pentagon has opened an alternative internet site to YouTube for military personnel who are banned from using the popular video-sharing network, reports the San Francisco Business Times. The new "TroopTube" is an approved site where service men and woman and their families can post and view videos. Strict military standards will be enforced on the site, according to officials. Read These Next Online boo-bears go after the demo firm tearing White House apart. President Monroe's daughter wrote a desperate plea in 1839. Plane windshield partially shatters mid-flight. There's a suspect. 'Butt-breathing' could be the future for struggling patients. Report an error