[RWR8189]

Never has a pol explained to me why they trust my 19 year old nephew to defend our country in Iraq, but not to enjoy a cold beer when he returns home.

[armymarinemom]

Never has a pol explained to me why they trust my 19 year old nephew to defend our country in Iraq, but not to enjoy a cold beer when he returns home.

Our 19 year old had a cold one with his Dad when he came home from Afghanistan.

[teenyelliott]

You can vote, have sex, get married, fight in a war, drive, and work, but by God you can't have a beer.

And yes, I too disregarded this law as a teenager. It was not difficult. Teenagers today disregard it, as well.

[SF Republican]

Never has a pol explained to me why they trust my 19 year old nephew to defend our country in Iraq, but not to enjoy a cold beer when he returns home - maybe I can help, when I was 15 there was a terrific accident about 100 yards from where we were playing at my Grandmothers house. Five car, multi death accident caused by an 18 year old frunk driver,and here 35 years later I can still recall someone saying this very thing, why can they get drafted into the Army but not have a beer? A gentleman replied, well, in the Army someone is there to tell them what to do, as a civilian they have to make their own decisions.

[taxed2death]

I can't argue with that logic. Excellent point.

[A Jovial Cad]

My sentiments exactly.

We trust a 19 year old to handle deadly weapons in combat situations overseas, but tell him (or her) that he's "too young" to sit on a barstool and sip some suds? Rarely does the law appear so absurd as it does in this instance...

[Army Air Corps]

Damned right. At 18 you can enter into a contract, have a credit card, vote, fight in a war, and (since the age of 16) drive a motor vehicle, but you cannot imbibe alcoholic beverages. I have always that it was bloody strange that we trust people at age 18 to exercise judgement to drive, vote, use credit, marry, and kill in war, but not to have a beer.