[Yo-Yo]

Not sure why being old enough to serve should mean old enough to vote.

not sure what correlation drinking has to do with the others.

Let me share my opinion on the matter.

If a person is old enough to be taken by force into the military and given the responsibility to possess and use a deadly weapon, shouldn't that person also be responsible enough to be trusted with the right to vote?

If a person is old enough to be trusted with a deadly weapon, and to exercise his franchise, isn't that person also responsible enough to drink?

Not directly a governmental function, other than enforcement thereof in government courts, but is not an 18 year old mature enough to enter into binding contracts? If so, then s/he is mature enough to vote, serve his/her country, and drink.

[rktman]

So, maybe troops under 21 won’t be allowed weapons then? /S

[KrisKrinkle]

“If a person is old enough to be taken by force into the military and given the responsibility to possess and use a deadly weapon, shouldn’t that person also be responsible enough to be trusted with the right to vote?”

Everyone seems to forget or not know that in the military the younger folks are under the command and control of (theoretically) older, more seasoned, more mature people who don’t allow them access to those deadly weapons except under controlled conditions.