Upping the draft age.... A little monday morning humor

[tunawish]

Drafting Guys Over 60...This is funny and obviously written by a Former Soldier...


New Direction for any war: Send Service Vets over 60!

I am over 60 and the Armed Forces thinks I'm too old to track down terrorists. You can't be older than 42 to join the military. They've got the whole thing ass-backwards.

Instead of sending 18-year olds off to fight, they ought to take us old guys. You shouldn't be able to join a military unit until you're at least 35.

For starters, researchers say 18-year-olds think about sex every 10 seconds. Old guys only think about sex a couple of times a day, leaving us more than 28,000 additional seconds per day to concentrate on the enemy.

Young guys haven't lived long enough to be cranky, and a cranky soldier is a dangerous soldier. 'My back hurts! I can't sleep, I'm tired and hungry.' We are impatient and maybe letting us kill some a--hole that desperately deserves it will make us feel better and shut us up for awhile.

An 18-year-old doesn't even like to get up before 10am. Old guys always get up early to pee, so what the hell. Besides, like I said, I'm tired and can't sleep and since I'm already up, I may as well be up killing some fanatical son-of-a-bitch.

If captured we couldn't spill the beans because we'd forget where we put them. In fact, name, rank, and serial number would be a real brainteaser.

Boot camp would be easier for old guys. We're used to getting screamed and yelled at and we're used to soft food. We've also developed an appreciation for guns. We've been using them for years as an excuse to get out of the house, away from the screaming and yelling.

They could lighten up on the obstacle course however... I've been in combat and never saw a single 20-foot wall with rope hanging over the side, nor did I ever do any pushups after
completing basic training. Actually, the running part is kind of a waste of energy, too... I've never seen anyone outrun a bullet.

An 18-year-old has the whole world ahead of him. He's still learning to shave, to start a conversation with a pretty girl. He still hasn't figured out that a baseball cap has a brim to
shade his eyes, not the back of his head.

These are all great reasons to keep our kids at home to learn a little more about life before sending them off into harm's way. Let us old guys track down those dirty rotten coward terrorists. The last thing an enemy would want to see is a couple million pissed off old farts with attitudes and automatic weapons, who know that their best years are already behind them.

HEY!! How about recruiting Women over 50 in menopause!!! You think men have attitudes?? Ohhhhhhhhhhhh my God!!! If nothing else, put them on border patrol. They'll have it secured the first night!

[IRGuy]

Being well over 60 I am willing to go! Just let me aim my walker in the right direction and keep me supplied with adult diapers and I will be the best damn soldier you ever saw. Just let me continue taking naps after lunch!

[Captain Crispy]

If the draft was reinstated, they probably would have to start drafting older people. I think most of the under-25 draftees would be off to Canada.
Since the combat role of women has been expanded so much [submarines;high performance aircraft;combat support ground units], shouldn't women have to start registering for the draft ?

[Harry Babb]

I'm in ! ! !

hb

[Mikey]

Age and treachery will always overcome youth and exuberance.

[Charlie J]

ia in if i can be harrys wing man

[JGomber]

We should form an indelendent coastal and offshore flotilla with Capt. Pat as commodore.

B31s can easily mount some serious weaponry!
Twin 50s on the bow.
M60s on the bridge.
How about a 40mm in the cockpit?
Stingers under the Lico seating?
Now what about torpedoes....?

[Charlie J]

jerry
torpedoes hid in the bow lights

[JGomber]

Very Bondian. Did you study with Q?