tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9665904.post2163742170372777669..comments2023-11-02T07:01:40.680-04:00Comments on Steakbellie: Todays Eight Word Poemsteakbelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04816354452061208804noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9665904.post-5914068883803013902008-11-21T09:15:00.000-05:002008-11-21T09:15:00.000-05:00I agree that recruiting "children" is wrong (I don...I agree that recruiting "children" is wrong (I don't think anyone can argue with that), but don't think the video game angle is meant to recruit children per se. The video gaming crowd is much larger than that. <BR/><BR/>Like it or not, the decision making process to join the military often starts at a young age for some men and women. I knew when I was 12 that I was going to join the Navy (only to be like my dad). Much of our Armed Forces are built with men and women who've aspired to be soldiers and sailors from a young age. Honestly, I'd rather have an army of people who aspired to become soldiers than an army of kids who were cornered in a high school hallway and given a slick speech. <BR/><BR/>The legal age to join the Army and most of the other Armed Forces is 17. I was 17 and fresh out of high school when I went to Naval boot camp in the summer of '92. I then served my six years and got educated. I'll agree that most 17 to 20 year olds lack the maturity to deal with being shipped halfway across the world and shoot at people, but that's another issue altogether. Or is it?Dave S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10309339301238582740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9665904.post-84449539438080848882008-11-18T01:18:00.000-05:002008-11-18T01:18:00.000-05:00Amazing, isn't it? And we are paying for it.Amazing, isn't it? And we are paying for it.Leonessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04910799095745831330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9665904.post-29120064468800557612008-11-17T17:55:00.000-05:002008-11-17T17:55:00.000-05:00on behalf of14 year old boys,thanks!on behalf of<BR/>14 year old boys,<BR/>thanks!MsAPhillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13926702401481324832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9665904.post-26744125205090518812008-11-15T09:00:00.000-05:002008-11-15T09:00:00.000-05:00Great poem.also, I had that same 3/4 sleeve Iron M...Great poem.<BR/><BR/>also, I had that same 3/4 sleeve Iron Maiden shirt. We were bad-ass.katrockethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14093885900740274727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9665904.post-56251819990774209302008-11-14T15:23:00.000-05:002008-11-14T15:23:00.000-05:00beauty.beauty.SkippyMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479661523059481730noreply@blogger.com