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N7GCW > VETS 26.03.05 02:58l 62 Lines 2817 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
BID : 40274_WA7V
Read: GUEST
Subj: Send all of us old Vets to war!
Path: DB0FHN<DB0RGB<OK0PPL<DB0RES<ON0AR<VE3FJB<WA7V<WA7V
Sent: 050325/1733z @:WA7V.#SEWA.WA.USA.NOAM [Walla Walla] $:40274_WA7V
Sending Old Men To War
> > > If I could, I'd enlist today and help my country track
> > down those responsible for killing thousands of
> > innocent people in New York City and Washington, DC
> > But, I'm over 50 now and the Armed Forces say I'm
> > too old to track down terrorists. You can't be older
> > than 35 to join the military. They've got the whole
> > thing backwards. Instead of sending 18-year-olds off
> > to fight, they ought to take us old guys.
> > > You shouldn't be able to join 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 that 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. If we can't
> > kill the enemy we'll complain them into submission.
> > "My back hurts!" "I'm hungry!" "Where's the remote
> > control?"
> > > An 18-year-old doesn't like to get up before 10 a.m.
> > Old guys get up early every morning to pee.
> > > If old guys are captured we couldn't spill the beans
> > because we'd probably forget where we put them. In
> > fact, name, rank, and serial number would be a real
> > brainteaser.
> > > Boot camp would actually be easier for old guys. We're
> > used to getting screamed and yelled at and we actually
> > like soft food. We've also developed a deep
> > appreciation for guns and rifles. We like them almost
> > better than naps.
> > > They could lighten up on the obstacle course however.
> > I've been in combat and didn't see a single 20-foot
> > wall with rope hanging over the side, nor did I ever
> > do any pushups after completing basic training. I
> > can hear the Drill Sergeant now, "Get down and give
> > me...er...one."
> > > And the running part is kind of a waste of energy.
> > 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 actually carry on a
> > conversation, and to wear pants without the top of his
> > butt crack showing and his boxer shorts sticking out.
> > He's still hasn't figured out that a pierced tongue
> > catches food particles, and that a 400-watt speaker in
> > the back seat of a Honda Accord can rupture an
> > eardrum. All great reasons to keep our sons at home to
> > learn a little more about life before sending them off
> > to possible death.
> > > Let us old guys track down those dirty rotten cowards
> > who attacked our hearts on September 11. The last
> > thing the enemy would want to see right now is a
> > couple of million old farts with attitudes.
> > > Share this with your senior friends
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