Personally, looking back I wasn't mature enough to handle it. Drank like a fish and thank God, I didn't kill myself or someone else. Lot's of nights I have NO IDEA how I got home. My friends found me lying in the middle of the street dead drunk more than a couple of times
I also think 21 is far to old to be of legal drinking age, especially when you can defend your country.
How about a compromise of 19 years old???
I think there’s a lot of stuff you’re never really mature enough for until you do it. Drinking, be in charge of your domicile, raising a kid. All these things tend to be really good at throwing a curve ball at you so no matter how mature you were before hand there’s a nasty life lesson to be learned.
I say keep the law as is, at 21 years; unless you have a active duty military ID card.
“How about a compromise of 19 years old???”
I don’t know if this is still how it is, but when I was 18 and in the AF, I could drink alcohol on base, but not off base.
Those that are mature enough at 18 to join the military should be allowed to drink and the compromise of drinking at the clubs on base is a good one. I don’t think the average 18-20 year old college kid is as mature as the average 18-20 year old member of the military and certainly the latter that has been to combat and everything else has earned the right to drink.