Comments on: Senator Asks Military To Let Fighting Soldiers Drink Beer http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/senator-asks-military-to-let-fighting-soldiers-drink-beer/ Jay R. Brooks on Beer Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:22:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://beerzine.com/?v=3.3.1 By: George http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/senator-asks-military-to-let-fighting-soldiers-drink-beer/comment-page-1/#comment-21069 George Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:12:18 +0000 http://brookston.beerzine.com/?p=4470#comment-21069 It defies logic that an 18 year old is old enough to fight a war but not old enough to drink a cold beer after battling our enemies overseas. Not only should soldier be allowed a beer, but I think the age should be lowered for enlisted men and women. It is the epitome of hypocrisy to kill civilians, destroy their homes, conduct war on religious soil, destroy century old historical artifacts and then say we won't allow our soldiers to enjoy a beer out of "sensitivity to our host-nation". I'm not making a point either way politically about war, just that I think it's clear that in wartime, sensitivity in general is not the top priority. It defies logic that an 18 year old is old enough to fight a war but not old enough to drink a cold beer after battling our enemies overseas. Not only should soldier be allowed a beer, but I think the age should be lowered for enlisted men and women.

It is the epitome of hypocrisy to kill civilians, destroy their homes, conduct war on religious soil, destroy century old historical artifacts and then say we won’t allow our soldiers to enjoy a beer out of “sensitivity to our host-nation”. I’m not making a point either way politically about war, just that I think it’s clear that in wartime, sensitivity in general is not the top priority.

]]> By: Adam http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/senator-asks-military-to-let-fighting-soldiers-drink-beer/comment-page-1/#comment-20970 Adam Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:15:56 +0000 http://brookston.beerzine.com/?p=4470#comment-20970 About time someone brought this up. When I was active duty, I did a deployment to Iraq in the earlier days of this mess, and was at one of the largest coalition forces base in Iraq. I got to see first hand how about a half a dozen different country's military forces lived in a "war zone". We--the U.S.--were by far the most up-tight of the bunch. Yeah, we're considered one of the best fighting forces, but I really think that's mainly because of funding and vested interests around the world, i.e. motivated higher leadership. Anyways, these other countries were drinking alcohol in the privacy of their "compounds" on base. They also had much more relaxed grooming and uniform standards--much like what you would have seen during WWII and Vietnam by U.S. forces. I even got my hands on an Italian meal kit--like our MREs--that had a same bottles of alcohol. It was a three meal kit and there was one with each meal! I was impressed needless to say. So we are pretty much the only country not openly drinking--at least among the "comforts" of our base camps. Although I will say, troops find a way. I know of plenty cases of people suggesting in alcohol in inventive ways. To protect the methods, I will not mention any. We can relate this back to high school and college students having to do the similar things to get around the 21 adult drinking age. About time someone brought this up.
When I was active duty, I did a deployment to Iraq in the earlier days of this mess, and was at one of the largest coalition forces base in Iraq. I got to see first hand how about a half a dozen different country’s military forces lived in a “war zone”. We–the U.S.–were by far the most up-tight of the bunch. Yeah, we’re considered one of the best fighting forces, but I really think that’s mainly because of funding and vested interests around the world, i.e. motivated higher leadership. Anyways, these other countries were drinking alcohol in the privacy of their “compounds” on base. They also had much more relaxed grooming and uniform standards–much like what you would have seen during WWII and Vietnam by U.S. forces. I even got my hands on an Italian meal kit–like our MREs–that had a same bottles of alcohol. It was a three meal kit and there was one with each meal! I was impressed needless to say.
So we are pretty much the only country not openly drinking–at least among the “comforts” of our base camps. Although I will say, troops find a way. I know of plenty cases of people suggesting in alcohol in inventive ways. To protect the methods, I will not mention any. We can relate this back to high school and college students having to do the similar things to get around the 21 adult drinking age.

]]> By: J http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/senator-asks-military-to-let-fighting-soldiers-drink-beer/comment-page-1/#comment-20965 J Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:03:41 +0000 http://brookston.beerzine.com/?p=4470#comment-20965 How civilized. How civilized.

]]> By: Ron Pattinson http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/senator-asks-military-to-let-fighting-soldiers-drink-beer/comment-page-1/#comment-20961 Ron Pattinson Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:40:14 +0000 http://brookston.beerzine.com/?p=4470#comment-20961 The British Army has no problem with its soldiers drinking. The British Army has no problem with its soldiers drinking.

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