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Lancer
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Oregon Coast, USA! or Bohol, Philippines!
Apr 1999
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Ned, it depends. First of all when we're discussing 40 year old male private's, I assume, well, yes of course. Anyway, it depends on the strength of the human wave attack. You know, I'm a realist, which makes me a sexist I suppose. I believe that girls are good at what girls are good at and guys are good at what guys are good at and guys are going to be generally better at slaughtering onrushing humans bent on killing me. (Nothing much for us guys to be too proud of really) So I'd take the 40 yr old guy. On the other hand, if the attack were so strong that it couldn't possibly be repulsed, the 20 yr old girl might make my last few minutes more pleasant, and I'd take the 20 year old girl...as many times as I could.
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Lancer
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Oregon Coast, USA! or Bohol, Philippines!
Apr 1999
time: 05:17
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I think it means you have to have a green card.
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Pekka
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em seu burro dos pais!
Feb 2002
time: 07:17
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And my dad is over 60 and in better condition than half the 20 year olds in my school, and that's a fact. AND he's got bigger abs than I do. He is freaking ripped. However, he is also getting old, so would it mean he'd be good in the army? There are more things to being a good soldier than physical condition. The physical condition is the absolute minimum requirement, without it a person couldn't be even considered to be a good soldier.
When people get up in the age, they are more prone to injuries, they won't heal as quickly, and they might have developed procedured they won't give up. older people are more thinkers, so they might question more in their own heads, making them less effective than 20 year old meathead who is looking to kick ass, eat mud and ask no questions. 20 year old can grow and learn. 40 year old can do that too, but is not so potential anymore. 20 year olds rarely have their own families. 40 year olds often do.
etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc.
I still wouldn't oppose it, if they meet the initial requirements though. Why not. As long as there won't be too much adjustments by the Army to support the new challenge. The applicants must beat the challenge, not the other way around, and that's how it can work, and that's what they will do, so it's not a problem.
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ColdWizard
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Originally posted by Pekka
[blah blah blah about sexiness of Pekka's dad]
When people get up in the age, they are more prone to injuries, they won't heal as quickly, |
Not necessarily different than an officer or enlisted man that's been in for 20.
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and they might have developed procedured they won't give up. older people are more thinkers, so they might question more in their own heads |
I'm sure that would be beaten out of them in basic if it proved to be a problem.
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20 year olds rarely have their own families. 40 year olds often do. |
Not necessarily different than an officer or enlisted man that's been in for 20 (except the pressures of payscale, perhaps).
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I still wouldn't oppose it, if they meet the initial requirements though. Why not. As long as there won't be too much adjustments by the Army to support the new challenge. The applicants must beat the challenge, not the other way around, and that's how it can work, and that's what they will do, so it's not a problem. |
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11-04-2005 22:27
@ US military. How pitiful?!
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