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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you're old enough to go in the military, you should be allowed to drink alcohol. [/quote]

I don't think you should be allowed to go to war zones or fight directly with guns  for your country at 18. Brain isn't fully developed yet, and all that. You can go through basic training and  work other jobs within the military. [/quote]

It doesn't work that way, especially in the Marine Corps.  Every Marine is a rifleman.[/quote]

You can learn HOW to use, but I'm saying you shouldn't be allowed to go to front lines, to fight, at such a young age. [/quote]

What is the point in training someone HOW to use, but not actually using them?   A large percentage of enlisted are only in for their initial 4 years--so typically getting out around age 22.  Since you mention that you don't think they should go into combat until their brain is "fully developed" (around age 25?) do you really think the government should train, house, feed these Marines for 7 years before actually being able to get a return on their investment (able to put them in combat?)[/quote]

A friend of mine was in the Israeli army. His job was a musician. He never fired a gun besides target practice. There are cooks, drivers, people who fix machines, mechanics, etc. Tons of jobs within the military that don't involve combat. Yes, I think that's reasonable. Train people to do a job, have them do the job for however long for the military, then they can leave with skills and experience to put on their resume. [/quote]

[i]Someone[/i] has to be in combat. The most effective soldiers are men age 18-22. The people in non-combat jobs should be older men and women.

PS the purpose of the military is to kill people and break things, not to provide job training and resume building FFS.[/quote]

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