which is why i said it has to be administered properly and not all at once... i would be more for raising the enrollment age than to lower drinking ages...
we do okay here tho, and its alot lower than in the states... smoking is 18 now, but it was 16 when i was that age... and drinking has been 19 all my life... military age is 18... still a discrepancy, but not 3 years...
Last edited by Syn7; 03-31-2011 at 03:56 PM.
yeah, i dont care how the military handles it... i would be for outright prohibition to soldiers even... alcohol doesnt help in any way shape or form, its a handicap no matter how you look at it...
but for the general public, the military enrollment age and the drinking age should be in sync, whichever way they go about it...
We have places that are dry as well. Most of them are either religious, or strongly religious communities or native communities where alcohol is a historical problem and a serious issue. The age difference is a population base thing.
Oddly enough, I agree with Drake regarding the process of culling that needs to occur.So it keeps the irresponsible ones from moving up. Whats wrong with that?
The way I look at it, if you're mature enough at 18ish to be responsible, you're the type I'd like to see move up in the military that protects my freedoms.
Kung Fu is good for you.
I reckon decrease the drinking age to 18, and increase the enlisting age to 21. That way everyone can spend a few years getting pis*ed up and thinking about if they really want to join the army or not. I mean I know I wasn't mature enough to make such a big decision as joining the army when I was that young.
Some men are going to other countries to fight for, in effect, human rights and dying before they even have full rights in their own society. That seems pretty crazy.
maybe that way they can learn to hold their liquor before we give them automatic weapons and explosives to play with
besides, most people interested in the sauce got into it long before they were 21, i sure did... but i drink maybe once every two or three months, and even then i NEVER loose control... ive only lost control once, its not my thing... people just get hurt, parts get broken, you feel like sh1t later... its pointless... im happy to get my buzz on then stop... besides, everr tried b-boyin' when you can barely stand up straight? doesnt make for a good session... i'd rather rocksteady then take the drunk retards girl home rather than be that retard... im even embarrassed when my friends did it... i say "did" cause i wouldnt associate with anyone that would do that at my age... thats best left to the kids...
I remember that too. I remember the Louisiana didn't raise it to 21 when the Federal Government demanded States do it or face a loss of highway funds. For years after they finally changed it they had some of the worst roads of any State.
Let's not nitpick please. I know how to write it, it just wasn't a huge deal to me.