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[Leisler]

For the socialist, leftist, et.al, it is fine for a 17 year old to ramed up the back side by a loving and "caring" HIV positive teacher or social worker. Or to have his or her first, of many, welfare spawn, but God forbid any heroics, or physical action or pridefull accomplishment in a manly endevor.

[JRandomFreeper]

at the height of their physical and mental powers.

Physical and reflexive powers maybe. Mental? Mmm. no.

I remember reading stories about young teens in battle from the War Between the States. Am I proud of my (then) 17 y.o. for signing up? Yes. Did I want them in harm's way? No. But, I signed.

/john

[VOA]

The Ministry of Defence has always vigorously defended its policy, claiming that at 17
men and women are at the height of their physical and mental powers.

Talk about a "downer" ending to a good article...

But...to some degree I'm for the concept of allowing someone who can pass the entrance
physical and wants to serve...let 'em in.

My father tried to join the US Military when he was still a teenager, sometime
near the tail-end of WWII.
His parents nixed the deal (I guess they wouldn't sign some sort of parental consent
papers).

So, of course, the US Army waited until he was 26 years old, married, gainfully
employed to draft him, then subject him to the "fun" of basic training at the
ironically-named Fort Bliss with a bunch of teenagers.
(However, he was rewarded with doing the second year of his hitch in Hawaii!)

[Free the USA]

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