I suppose that could have changed.

This was in San Diego.

There is another solution of course. I seriously believe that any person who is risking their lives for their country should be able to have a drink if they choose to. So why not keep the kids from joining the army until age 21? It might even lead to more maturity in the military.

There are swimming pools, air conditioned quarters, laundry service, internet, cable tv, ice cream, and for some … more carnal delights…. but no beer. Sometimes you can almost forget you are in Iraq, until you are watching college ball at quarter to 5 in the morning and can’t pop the top on a cold one.

The brits on the other hand appreciate the good order and sense of well being that a couple of cold ones can bring. They effectively thumb their noses at this order.

However, I am in favor of our 18-20 year old military service members to have the right to drink: on base, say at the NCO club or organized functions.

Alcohol IS a drug. Why would you push it on young people when you know that the DUI laws are so brutal and rigid these days?

A mother expressing worry for her children is not an invition for fascism or dreaming of a bunch of crazed MEN marching in lock step while saluting a freak like Hitler. For saying that, I say to you: Cram it Clown.

Clueless comment. You make it sound like 18-year-olds socialize with 13-year-olds. On what planet?

“Kids and people who whine about old enough to serve their counrty should drink are doing just that – whining,”

Rachel, take your shaming language and jam it. No one is whining. Insisting on a right is not whining.

“But as an aunt of 11 kids,…”

You can’t possibly be trying to say that the lives of your 11 kids are worth more than other people’s rights, are you? You’re pretty selfish if you are, especially in this case, since we are talking about people that risk their lives to guarantee your rights.

“You all sound like a bunch of drug pushers.”

And you sound like a know-it-all, scoldy nun. Take your own advice, Lynn, and shut up.

“The legal drinking age of 21 did not harm my kids and let me have some extra worry free nights.”

The preference for security over freedom is the essence of fascism. No wonder Hitler’s biggest support base was housewives.

“teens who want to get trashed as it’s some sort of proof of mature adulthood ‘

Stop lying about other people’s intentions. You can’t possibly know what these people want. Are you the sort of person who think trying to tell

I drank on base with my comrades, all under 21. Somehow, our brains developed normally and we’re not all in jail. Somehow. Gee I wonder what it was. Good thing the pols passed a law! Oh wait…

Also, the mean age in WW2 was so high because of the draft and volunteerism of older folks and guess what? The drinking age on bases back then was usually 18, as the old Army wasn’t full of puritans and a PC ridden officer corp more concerned with their precious evaluation reports than their troops having a bit of fun. How come no one is concerned with the unintended consequence in bnge drinking deaths caused by the current silly law?