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Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:33 pm
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Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:52 pm
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Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:55 pm
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Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 9:30 am
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Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 3:50 pm
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Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 4:04 pm
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Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 4:25 pm
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Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 7:09 pm
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Well, being that Dak is an Active Duty firefighter and I hear him tell stories about all the drunk soldiers he's had to either clean up or rescue from their vehicles, I know that a lot of soldiers do indeed drink in excess, including the older ones. I do remember his telling me that at the bars on post, soldiers under 21 can drink beer. So I'm pretty sure where you're stationed, you should be able to after you're out of training if you aren't already.
Sydney, the ages are higher because when individual states have had an age limit of 18 for drinking beer, there were too many people coming to school drunk and giving alcohol to younger students. In WI in the 70's, my mother could go out at lunch and drink and this was apparently an issue. That and the government has it worked out with the states that if they want their full funding for highways, the drinking limit has to be 21 or else it gets pulled. So individual states make the laws, but overall the Federal Gov. has the final say in that.
Now personally, I don't give two hoots about the drinking age because I just don't drink. I might have enough to count on two hands in an entire year and I don't understand what the big deal is or why it's just SO HARD to wait until you're 21.
On the other hand, they lower the rental car age for the military, so I could argue they should lower the drinking age for them. But as far as I know, they already do that.
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Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 7:06 am
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Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 8:00 am
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Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 7:20 pm
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Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 8:04 am
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Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 8:15 am
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Juggalo1213 Fieldartman Doressa The legal age to drink in Australia is 18, so I have to say I find it bizarre that you aren't able to do that in the US. If they are going to change the law though, I think it should be for everyone, not just soldiers. Very true but in America I will say people under 21 get stupid drunk. But as a soldier with all our responsibilities it;s rarly that we would want to get drunk. I think if your old enough to fight for the country and die then youre damn well old enough to drink. I also want to thank you for what your doing for the country. No matter what people say about bush and the war you have to believe that your helping the iraquis make a better life for themselves. Im sure there are plenty of people over there that appreciate what the soldiers are doing.
Thats what most don't realise. The media only puts out their views and what gets ratings. There are so many things not put out, especially the good things. We're not a bunch of war mongers, we just want to do our part and protect the ones we love. We actually lose a lot of the rights we risk our lives to protect. We can be punished by double jeopardy and can't even speak against our own government. We really appreciate all of you who support us still, even with the popular belief to be against us.
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Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 8:18 am
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Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 12:03 pm
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