If your old enough to get your @$$ shot off in Iraq, your old enough to have a cold beer, in my book. 18 should be the drinking age.
The local bars in the small town where I grew up would let military enlistees drink before they were 21. It wasn’t legal but it was just that kind of place.
We aren’t as strict about drunk driving as we need to be. Don’t blame the bottle, blame the nut behind the wheel.
You are absolutely right. It’s a joke that an 18-year old can sign up for lethal combat in Iraq, but has no right to order a beer — or soon, even buy a pack of cigarettes. What a joke.
I've been saying that since they raised it!!!
I have found that teenagers and booze just don’t mix. The age limit doesn’t prevent them from drinking though.
My state had a 18 year drinking age when I was that age...but has since succumbed to the standard 21 years of age.
I worked in the local hospital at age 17 in the evenings after college classes. I wore the white uniform of the place....and after work I went to the local bar and being I had the uniform I was served. I do believe the statute of limitation are up on that crime though.
I’m afraid that the ONLY young people who DO NOT indulge in underage drinking are those that just plain obey the law. There are those who don’t drink and will NEVER drink but they are never a problem.
The difficulty is that those who intend to drink, legally or illegally, somehow find a way to obtain it. This is where the binge drinking excitement overcomes any good sense the young drinker may have. I’ve heard young people say, “have another drink, we got to finish the bottle then toss it away, and we don’t want to waste any.”
The “thrill” of the “forbidden fruit” is so very tempting to the young..part of their rebellion.
I don’t like the young drinking, but I don’t see much success in the “LAW” stopping it.
I don’t think there should even be a “legal” drinking age but I’m ok with 18 if we have to have one.
Fine, let 18's drink to their hearts content in Iraq.