Topic: Just curious

Tvoi-Vrag · July 15th, 2005

why in the US we can go in the Armed forces and fight for the country, but we can't have a beer in a resturat

Bory · July 15th, 2005

One of those oddities of life really.

Like in Australia, I can (and at the end of the year will) join the Army at 17, learn to fight for my country
But I cannot touch a drop of alcohol or vote, for another 12 months.

Italian Guy · July 15th, 2005

This IS weirdness. We have no drinking age.

Duty Honor Country · July 15th, 2005

you can drink at 18 in parts of Texas and duty stations overseas.

As far as I see it, underaged people drink more than those of age in the military. Since I was an 18 year old private, I definately hold true to the saying above.

The old rule of thumb is "don't get caught."

SHERMAN · July 16th, 2005

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This IS weirdness. We have no drinking age.

why am i not surprised?

Tvoi-Vrag · July 16th, 2005

I was just wondering aren't the drinking laws state laws? If they are doesn't that mean they don't apply to on base? Anyways, I just think it is dumb you go risk your life fighting and you can have a drink before you go and after you are done. I just find this insulting

Missileer · July 17th, 2005

We always just drank beer on post except for "hot battery" during the Cuban crisis. Man was I glad to see that end.

ACTaFOOL82 · July 17th, 2005

I live in the Republic of Texas, and there is no place were you can legally drink at 18. I think that place is called Mexico.

Italian Guy · July 17th, 2005

Yeah but what if you're from NY?

Shadowalker · July 17th, 2005

Its weird, in UK you can drive from 17+ yet you cant drink until your 18+, surely driving is more dangerous than drinking? Not that im complaining, lol, i can do both! Here you can have a drink from 14+ as long as your eating a meal

July 15th, 2005	Post 1
Tvoi-Vrag Banned	Post; Just curious why in the US we can go in the Armed forces and fight for the country, but we can't have a beer in a resturat

July 15th, 2005	Post 2
Bory Centurion	One of those oddities of life really. Like in Australia, I can (and at the end of the year will) join the Army at 17, learn to fight for my country But I cannot touch a drop of alcohol or vote, for another 12 months. __________________ "Even if I wished to surrender to you - and I don't - I am commanding Australian's who would cut my throat if I accepted your Terms" Colonel C Hore, Siege of Elands River, 1900 If You want to See the Future, Read a History Book

July 15th, 2005	Post 3
Italian Guy Milforum Hitman Gear	This IS weirdness. We have no drinking age. __________________ "Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it". Pericles.

July 15th, 2005	Post 4
Duty Honor Country Milforum Moderator	you can drink at 18 in parts of Texas and duty stations overseas. As far as I see it, underaged people drink more than those of age in the military. Since I was an 18 year old private, I definately hold true to the saying above. The old rule of thumb is "don't get caught." __________________ "The best form of taking care of troops is first-class training, for this saves unnecessary casualties." Erwin Rommel

July 17th, 2005	Post 7
Missileer Nuclear Duck Hunter Gear	We always just drank beer on post except for "hot battery" during the Cuban crisis. Man was I glad to see that end. __________________ “War is an ugly thing but not the ugliest of things; the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feelings which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse.” —John Stuart Mill

July 16th, 2005	Post 6
Tvoi-Vrag Banned	I was just wondering aren't the drinking laws state laws? If they are doesn't that mean they don't apply to on base? Anyways, I just think it is dumb you go risk your life fighting and you can have a drink before you go and after you are done. I just find this insulting

July 17th, 2005	Post 8
ACTaFOOL82 Centurion	I live in the Republic of Texas, and there is no place were you can legally drink at 18. I think that place is called Mexico. __________________ Just like a sleeping giant, lying in the Sun! In one big hand the Rio Grande, the other Galveston! This is Texas, The Lone Star State of Texas! This is a GIANT, land we love!

July 17th, 2005	Post 9
Italian Guy Milforum Hitman Gear	Yeah but what if you're from NY?

July 17th, 2005	Post 10
Shadowalker Primus Pilus	Its weird, in UK you can drive from 17+ yet you cant drink until your 18+, surely driving is more dangerous than drinking? Not that im complaining, lol, i can do both! Here you can have a drink from 14+ as long as your eating a meal

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