oth wrote:BTW,i trained myself to handle alcohol quite well when i was younger but i rarely drink.I am also older than you.
Really? How old am I?
All you ever seem to do is come here and bitch about things, Oth... you won't use your real name and you talk smack. Oh, and you are incapable of intelligent argument as far as I can tell, because your responses always begin or end with you calling someone stupid.
I am not now, nor was I ever an alcoholic. I drink from time to time and handle it fine, because I know when to stop. I have an 18-year-old child, so I can say just how mature an 18-year-old is. In addition, I work in a hotel where the majority of employees are between the ages of 18 and 25, so i have a pretty good feel for what is important to that age group.
Soldiers don't need any special privileges. They choose their profession, there is no draft. So, they should wait until the law says they can drink, just like everyone else. The majority of the soldiers in the United States are mature enough to be good citizens, I would hope, but not all of them are. I was in the Army, so I know first hand how well an 18-year-old soldier will handle is alcohol.
So, Oth... why should soldiers be treated differently? Why do they need alcohol? I would appreciate an intelligent debate on the subject, without derogatory comments. I really would like to understand your point of view. If you are older than me, as you claim, then let's discuss this and maybe you'll convince me that my point of view needs to be adjusted.
If you just want to talk shit, then I'm done.