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Mar 5, 2018 2:28 AM
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malachilenomade
Wait, when did they change the age limit to 42? It was 35 when I was in (we had a guy that just made it in before he turned 36).
SuperHir0
Remove the age limit and keep it based on health and knowledge. Sometimes old people are more capable than we think.
SoberAndBored
Cohen the Barbarian and the Silver Horde
Haemaelaeinen
Or just stop attacking other countries? Make your military a defence force, stop stirring up trouble around the world.
Heisanevilgenius
"Researchers say 18-year olds think about sex every ten seconds" NO THEY DON'T.
AestheticallyCurated
GamingRooster
if you cant drink in your country, you should not be able to die for it
rookiefdb
so 16 year olds can go die? or is it just the spirit drinkers that should go to war or maybe it should have nothing to do with alcohol
Therelateshow24
The no. Who's who do help. in any. Thank u.
employed
Good puck trying to run with full gear in the heat in your 60 Facebook -_-
Thefish11099
280,000 seconds a day? That's like an additional 77 hours a day. If they're saving that much more time, I'm all for it.
FunkyWarmMelena
Old men should have to fight the wars that they start, that's just common decency
StandardDeviant
*rich
StandardDeviant
Assisted Suicide Squad
MarineOnaMission
Makes sense, cause when I'm getting shot at, I want a 60 to run a mile to come cover me and get me out.
ruferto
when you're getting shot at, you don't care if its your good aunt petunia holding the rifle along as they're capable of getting the job done
MarineOnaMission
Yeah but I'd rather have a physically abled young person than an undisciplined old person who couldn't move cover to cover at the same pace.
ruferto
fair, but hopefully if they were in that situation they'd have gone through some adaptive training to bring them up to fighting form
DorkJedi
18 year olds survive boot camp.
Thismuchistrue
yourewrongagain
Always upvote firefly
GnomeAnne
Yep
ContentCup
Yarp
confanity
If you think actually killing people is a significant part of soldiering, maybe you're not ready for it yet.
SuntJack
God damn this man deserves allot of beers!
HOLAKOOO
↑ because i actually remember this post!!!
StandardDeviant
Old people don't follow orders, they get injured more easily, and they can't run for shit.
TheRealDannyTrvmp
Let's just throw some old geezers in Iraq, nothing bad will happen
th3renegade
Youre going through menopause? Good this is a saw
Devante
Is 35 considered "us old guys?"
zma123456
This is so old the guy is probanly dead by now
rookiefdb
isn't there a south park ep about this one? cos they get up earlier than everyone
CarryKnuts
I think you’re probanly right
athroawayaccount
He probanly typed that on accident, ya know...
LTParry
Probanly.
GhstKng13
This is essentially the plot of old man's war
catskhiker
They can make 18 year olds listen & sacrifice their lives. Not so with us old guys.
SoberAndBored
They've lived a long time by not dying. They're good at it. They practice every day.They work out how to do things the easy way, rather
SoberAndBored
than the obvious way. They think before they act. The British army has worked out (through decase in Ireland) that you have to be nice to
SoberAndBored
the civilians if you want them to help you rather than the opposition. Who's better at this than old people? *In pashto* "Why don't you give
SoberAndBored
granny a big hug and tell me where the rifles are? Are you hungry? You look hungry."
Molotovbliss
FutureFriedman
r/Iam40andverybadass
ShamIdonteveneatrealfood
r/iamverybadass
jackblade
Some of us young folks are like that too. Not bitter or cynical, just wanted to chill really.
ShinksAvoHazaar
Old mans war by John Scalzi
theoreticalschism
If only it wasn't written at the 3rd grade level. Great idea, terrible prose.
theoreticalschism
Still... better than Ready Player One.
DrunkenChekhov
Eh its meant to be fun light reading. Just sit back and enjoy. Not everything is infinite jest.
qtip13
Maybe I should try that then.
IDidJust
Loved that series, Asshole.
DrunkenChekhov
Great fucking book. Great fucking series.
Pigdogcow
It’s a series?! Read The book many years ago and found the concept interesting.
DrunkenChekhov
Sure is. 5 or so books by now I believe.
Nicalanius
Facebook is leaking again.
spookyu
That's happening more and more here, gonna need to move onto the next social media thing soon I expect. Such is the circle of life.
ElemenopCueAre
There's more older folks on social media than you think. We're taking over.
BillHaleyandHisBANNEDComments2
my dad emailed this to me before computers were invented
JHawke
I wonder where this magical line is between a meme, and a picture with funny text meant to amuse you.
FBIhere
A meme has a format, almost by definition?
DYLANLEE79
18 year olds can be trained to follow orders, old folks... not so much.
athroawayaccount
Of course, they're too young to be smart enough to realize that bullshit is stupid. Perfect mindless drone material.
Bearpigg
*brainwashed
Liwithekaleontherocks
I'd say old People know when to stfu and doesent need an explanation to do so
CokieMonster69
I think the bigger issue is that 18 year olds can be trained to hump 20 miles with a 70 lb loadout... old folks, not so much
finetoroastasimamarshmallow
You forgot the word « blindly »
N1c380085
Plus most 18 year olds I've met already don't much think for themselves. (I'm just kidding kids). But still they are more easily skewed
kadaeux
18 year olds have a good 24 years of combat functionality in them, old folks... not so much.
Wanderingmaniac
Not if the superior is even more old.
joedirty1
Don't forget that old folks can't rape anymore because of erectile dysfunction.
ruferto
there are drugs for that
anotherdickat
picky picky picky.
HowAboutThatUpdog
thaaaat's what makes that comment wrong! I knew I was missing something!
worldsokayestspeler
Yep. Its easier to brainwash children to kill strangers than it is for rational adults.
VioletMoonRising
Nope. Go watch some experiments related to finding guilt in holucaust perpertratiors. People are naturally good at following orders.
Kryosite
REALLY good. WAY too good. It's terrifying.
talkingtothepast
Rational adults would recognize a threat quicker... I'm 26 btw.