Drinking Age (pt.2)

[static]

I agree. If I'm old enough to kill for my country I'm old enough to drink a beer while doing it.

You can drink beer when you're 18 in the army.

[xaznstylegrlx]

i believe... there shouldn't be an age limit.. like europe...
we'll have drunk kids walking around everywhere! XD

but 18 is used for everything else, so they should go ahead and set it as the age limit for drinking

[bdydrpdmazda]

You can drink beer when you're 18 in the army.

no you cant, not legally.

[unknown2k5]

yes, you can. a 18 year old in the military is able to drink and buy acholol but it is only legal on military bases.

[{X}Echo419]

I agree. If I'm old enough to kill for my country I'm old enough to drink a beer while doing it.

you damn right! +1

[bdydrpdmazda]

yes, you can. a 18 year old in the military is able to drink and buy acholol but it is only legal on military bases.

Im in the army and no you cant, you cant even buy cigarettes on post if the state the post is in has a tobacco buying age of 19 if your 18.

[Hulud]

It probably won't ever be because the correlation of the three are not the same.

Yes, you can get killed while serving, but a DUI kills too. Voting won't ever kill you unless you vote Bush....

In other words, the relationship between the three is totally different and the only connection is age.

corrected lol

but anyways if you can make decisions about your country's leader why cant you make your own decisions on how much to drink?

[JennB]

You used to be able to... years ago. Now the military uses the drinking age of the state they are in and that's 21. You can buy beer on Sunday in places that don't sell on Sundays though.... we used to do it in SC all the time. I've lived most of my life less than 20 miles from Fort Jackson.

[ShooterMcGavin]

^^^guess that's why guy was arguing you can drink if you're 18, because wouldn't the "local" law apply if you're serving abroad somewhere?

[JennB]

Yes, if you are stations in whatever country... you use their drinking age... but I don't really see how that matters when you just walk off base and it's the same.

[man]

Drinkin age 16, Driving age 18. Problem solved

[ShooterMcGavin]

i don't either, just saying that's prolly why the other guy was arguing that u could drink at the age of 18 in the "military"

[Hektik]

yes, you can. a 18 year old in the military is able to drink and buy acholol but it is only legal on military bases.

Negative my friend

[NewGen33]

we had this discussion a year ago, but only got a page and a half discussion, so lets get this one better...



what do you feel about teh drinking age should it be lowered/raised/stay the same?













me personally i feel that it should be lowered to 18 OR the draft/voting age should be raised to 21, they should all be the same.

if you are old enough to make decisions about the country, you should be able to make a decision about your own alcohol consumption

I agree, but if you serve your country as a soldier or etc. you should be able to drink at the age of 18. Everyone else will have to wait until 21.

[LordMDP]

we had this discussion a year ago, but only got a page and a half discussion, so lets get this one better...



what do you feel about teh drinking age should it be lowered/raised/stay the same?













me personally i feel that it should be lowered to 18 OR the draft/voting age should be raised to 21, they should all be the same.

if you are old enough to make decisions about the country, you should be able to make a decision about your own alcohol consumption

+1 for once i agree 100% with you

[wantboost]

i feel that it should be lowered to 18 OR the draft/voting age should be raised to 21, they should all be the same.

if you are old enough to make decisions about the country, you should be able to make a decision about your own alcohol consumption

agree 100%

[AlliRae]

i don't.... i mean i think the drinking age can stay the same or go lower... kids do it now just like anything else illegal.

but the reasoning on that just isn't legit to me, i'm sorry. I don't think making decisions on who runs the country allows you to drink. I mean in that case vote for a senator or someone in a federal office that wants to lower the voting age.

[LordMDP]

i don't.... i mean i think the drinking age can stay the same or go lower... kids do it now just like anything else illegal.

but the reasoning on that just isn't legit to me, i'm sorry. I don't think making decisions on who runs the country allows you to drink. I mean in that case vote for a senator or someone in a federal office that wants to lower the voting age.

but don't you think its absurd that you can join any branch of the military you want-get sent off across the world with a rifle to fight yet you can't come home and have a cold one??

[MachNU]

highly agreed with both you guys. thats why many clubs and liqour stores let you purchase alcohol on military ID without even worrying bout age.

I dont know if anyone pointed this out...since i didnt read the other pages...but this point is valid. Seeing as how if you are 18-20 and in the military you have the legal right to drink. Thats what you see 18-20 year olds buying liguor and such on a Military ID becuase they are allowed, one perk if you join the military under the age of 21!!!!!!!

Just thought i would give my