Posted on 10/21/2020 2:55:24 AM PDT by sodpoodle
I am over 80 and the Armed Forces thinks I'm too old to track down terrorists. You can't be older than 42 to join the military. They've got the whole thing ass-backwards.
Instead of sending 18-yearolds off to fight, they ought to take us old guys. You shouldn't be able to join a military unit until you're at least 55.
For starters, researchers say 18-year-olds think about sex every 10 seconds. Old guys only think about sex a couple of times a month, leaving us more than 280,000 additional seconds per day to concentrate on the enemy.
Young guys haven't lived long enough to be cranky, and a cranky soldier is a dangerous soldier. 'My back hurts! I can't sleep, I'm tired and hungry.' We are bad-tempered and impatient, and maybe letting us kill some asshole that desperately deserves it will make us feel better and shut us up for a while.
An 18-year-old doesn't even like to get up before 10 am. Old guys always get up early to pee, so what the hell. Besides, like I said, I'm tired and can't sleep and since I'm already up, I may as well be up killing some fanatical son-of-a-bitch.
If captured, we couldn't spill the beans because we'd forget where we put them. In fact, name, rank, and serial number would be a real brainteaser.
Boot camp would be easier for old guys. We're used to getting screamed and yelled at and we're used to soft food. We've also developed an appreciation for guns. We've been using them for years as an excuse to get out of the house, away from the screaming and yelling.
They could lighten up on the obstacle course however. I've been in combat and never saw a single 20-foot wall with rope hanging over the side, nor did I ever do any pushups after completing basic training.
Actually, the running part is kind of a waste of energy, too. I've never seen anyone outrun a bullet.
An 18-year-old has the whole world ahead of him. He's still learning to shave, to start a conversation with a pretty girl. He still hasn't figured out that a baseball cap has a brim to shade his eyes, not the back of his head.
These are all great reasons to keep our kids at home to learn a little more about life before sending them off into harm's way.
Let us old guys track down those terrorists. The last thing an enemy would want to see is a couple million pissed off old farts with bad attitudes and automatic weapons who know that their best years are already behind them.
HEY!! How about recruiting Women over 50... in menopause!!! You think MEN have attitudes?? Ohhhhhhhhhhhh my God!!! If nothing else, put them on border patrol. They'll have it secured the first night! Send this to all of your senior friends... it's in big type so they can read it.
Speak for yourself. I guess I haven't aged beyond 18.
LOL! Just what I was going to say lol lol lol
Unfortunately, all of us old guys will very soon be called upon to defend the constitution against Communist/Democrat insurrection. Let’s Roll.
I genuinely feel bad for these guys that have forgotten what the meaning of life is. I think about it a few times a second and my wife is fully aware of that.
“I’m not dead yet!” But offing terrorists does sound like great fun!
In fact, name, rank, and serial number would be a real brainteaser.
I tell my wife that if she wants me to pick up anything more then two items at the grocery store, she'd better make a list.
My wife stopped letting me go to the grocery store, even with her. I am most certainly banned from Costco. I have the innate capability to spend 100’s yet still forget what she sent me for, and she hates being surprised at what is coming out of the cart at checkout. She says I am worse than a kid.
Toobin is 60 years old. Looks like he thinks about sex (with himself) all the time. As far as old guys in combat? We may get our chance if things get a lot worse in this great country of ours.
It’s easier for me to go to the store and make a list of what I forgot.
To protect yourself, make sure to buy a collection of empty wallets.
This this a Parody-Response, right? As a 12 year old, I learned that people who mean you no good can come in both sexes. (Not literally, of course!).
Bump
How many guys over 60 would be willing to storm Omaha beach or sands of Iwo Jima. Not many. They would be changing their Depends every 5 minutes.
Since a lot of wars will soon be fought using virtual reality, you can draft invalids and children.
I’d round up all the druggies and tell them there are free drugs on the other side.
Be sure to load the cheapy wallets with two dollars and a couple of expired credit cards (not yours, or course).
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