Sending "old men" to war

[Gypsy]

I wish the author would have signed his name! Posting this here because it is humorous...though I'm sure it also expresses the views of many of our more mature Warriors.


Sending Old Men To War
written by an Old Fart who knows what he is talking about


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 hasn't had a legal beer yet and you shouldn't go to war until you're at least old enough to legally drink. An average old guy, on the other hand, has consumed 126,000 gallons of beer by the time he's 35 and a jaunt through the desert heat with a backpack and M-60 would do wonders for the old beer belly.

An 18-year-old doesn't like to get up before 10 a.m. Old guys get up early (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 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, to wear pants without the top of the butt crack showing and the boxer shorts sticking out, to learn that a pierced tongue catches food particles, and that a 200-watt speaker in the back seat of a Honda Accord can rupture an eardrum. All great reasons to keep our sons at home and to learn a little more about life before sending them off to a 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.

Where do I sign up?

It's been a long week today and I would love to reach out and touch some smart assed Osama Bin Laden wanna be right about now, and explain why the pain in my back and this migrain is his fault. The fact that he can't speak english also pisses me off, as well as the fact the he hasn't paid one cent of taxes yet probably went to our universities on the dole isn't sitting well with me either. Now that I think about it, he got what he paid for if he went to one of our de-nutted colleges where some pansy assed professional student and their 'Oh so smart" tenured professor helped him make an anti-American sign for May Day.

Now that I know who's fault it is...let's go hunting!

Another Old Fart

[Team Sergeant]

Originally posted by Maya
Where do I sign up?

Now that I know who's fault it is...let's go hunting!

Another Old Fart

Maya,

I'll guide that hunt for ya. No bag limit.

Team Sergeant

[Kyobanim]

I'm game.

That one's gonna get shared.