Maybe they should recruit older people, instead of younger.
I remember a 17 year old,, a 28 year old and a 29 year old in Bssic. (USAF, 1981) The 17 year old was an immature pain in the ass, but he shaped up. The 28 year old was a religious guy...after a couple of weeks, we were getting our asses chewed by a TI, and said there was only one of us he’d trust with his life, and we knew without him saying, who it was. The 29 year old was a hillbilly with a. Ad attitude that got recycled into our squad. Worthless. I’d say it’s kind of a crapshoot, but I don’t think I’d want a bunch of guys aged 16-18.
“Maybe they should recruit older people, instead of younger.”
If I recall correctly, I believe that Army already did that several years ago by raising the upper age limit from 35 up to 40.
Maybe they should recruit older people, instead of younger.
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I agree. Old people send young people off to fight endless wars for ungrateful nations. And their offspring rarely do military service themselves.
Let the 16 year olds enjoy their youth. Let the chicken hawks step up before they send the youngsters. Our wars would be fewer and a lot shorter if that was the case.