Thread: How old are you?

^Interesting. You lied to someone, since you claim to have entered the Army at 16 and you can't join the military until you are 17, and only then with parents' written permission. You also can't be sent to a war zone until you have passed your 18th birthday, but you claim to have arrived in Korea one month after you turned 17. If you actually were there a month after you turned 17, which I don't for one minute believe, then it couldn't have been qualified as a war zone or you couldn't have been sent. And, if it didn't qualify as a war zone, and as the war had ended two years earlier, then how do you qualify as a 'Veteran of Foreign Wars'? And you were there for a three-month tour of duty? I doubt it. In fact, I don't believe any of it.

Originally Posted by Davis Knowlton

^Interesting. You lied to someone, since you claim to have entered the Army at 16 and you can't join the military until you are 17, and only then with parents' written permission. You also can't be sent to a war zone until you have passed your 18th birthday, but you claim to have arrived in Korea one month after you turned 17. If you actually were there a month after you turned 17, which I don't for one minute believe, then it couldn't have been qualified as a war zone or you couldn't have been sent. And, if it didn't qualify as a war zone, and as the war had ended two years earlier, then how do you qualify as a 'Veteran of Foreign Wars'? And you were there for a three-month tour of duty? I doubt it. In fact, I don't believe any of it.

Does it truly matter, Davis?
There is nothing special and exceptional towards soldiering or extending romantic notions in reference to militarism.

^That's very true. And no, it doesn't matter a bit. What pisses me off is this holier-than-thou bible thumper running on and on about GOD'S WORD, when he himself is, trapped by his own words, full of crap. That said, it doesn't matter at all.

You lied to someone, since you claim to have entered the Army at 16 and you can't join the military until you are 17, and only then with parents' written permission.

On this you are correct. My mother got me a certificate saying that my original birth certificate had been burned in a fire and swore that I was born one year earlier. So when I turned 16 I claimed to be 17 and my mother did sign for me. I didn't get this certificate to join the army, I got it to get a Social Security Card so I could quite school and go to work to help my family. However, the certificate did pass and I was accepted by the army as being 17.

You also can't be sent to a war zone until you have passed your 18th birthday, but you claim to have arrived in Korea one month after you turned 17. If you actually were there a month after you turned 17, which I don't for one minute believe, then it couldn't have been qualified as a war zone or you couldn't have been sent. And, if it didn't qualify as a war zone, and as the war had ended two years earlier, then how do you qualify as a 'Veteran of Foreign Wars'? And you were there for a three-month tour of duty? I doubt it. In fact, I don't believe any of it.

I really, legally turned 17 on 14 May 1955. At the time of my arrival in Korea I was still 16 years old but the army thought I was 17. As far as the other stuff you said about being 18 to go to a war zone and whether it was considered such - take it up with the US Congress. They make the laws.

As far as what you believe or don't believe, I don't mean to cut you short but I really don't give a fuck what you believe.

Originally Posted by Rural Surin

Originally Posted by Davis Knowlton

^Interesting. You lied to someone, since you claim to have entered the Army at 16 and you can't join the military until you are 17, and only then with parents' written permission. You also can't be sent to a war zone until you have passed your 18th birthday, but you claim to have arrived in Korea one month after you turned 17. If you actually were there a month after you turned 17, which I don't for one minute believe, then it couldn't have been qualified as a war zone or you couldn't have been sent. And, if it didn't qualify as a war zone, and as the war had ended two years earlier, then how do you qualify as a 'Veteran of Foreign Wars'? And you were there for a three-month tour of duty? I doubt it. In fact, I don't believe any of it.

Does it truly matter, Davis?
There is nothing special and exceptional towards soldiering or extending romantic notions in reference to militarism.

You are very correct RS - it does not matter. I was simply a young kid trying to help my family and at the same time get away from a bad home life.

I particularly like this line.

Originally Posted by Ceburat1

As far as what you believe or don't believe, I don't mean to cut you short but I really don't give a fuck what you believe.

I particularly like this line.
But I always thought ceburat was , like, 14.

Extreme obsessiveness is incredibly destructive.

Originally Posted by Rural Surin

There is nothing special and exceptional towards soldiering

I have to disagree with you there Jeff.

Originally Posted by Loy Toy

54 and just on my way out to have a beer and get my bucket polished.

You need to gou OUT to get the bucket polished?
I can't get sleep for my bucket getting polished.
Sometimes I have to tell the bucket polisher to please try not to wake mme up in the middle of the night polishing my bicket because I have to go to work in the morning.

Originally Posted by Koojo

I particularly like this line.

Originally Posted by Ceburat1

As far as what you believe or don't believe, I don't mean to cut you short but I really don't give a fuck what you believe.

I particularly like this line.
But I always thought ceburat was , like, 14.

Your math is not too bad, you are only about 60 off.

Originally Posted by chassamui

Originally Posted by Rural Surin

There is nothing special and exceptional towards soldiering

I have to disagree with you there Jeff.

Well of course you do, Chuck.

Wouldn't expect anything less from a former military [serial killer of the state] lifer as yourself.

Pathetic.

Sorry RS - there is nothing destructive about believing in God and His Word.

Originally Posted by Ceburat1

Sorry RS - there is nothing destructive about believing in God and His Word.

The fuck you say...

Which God would that be?

Originally Posted by Rural Surin

Wouldn't expect anything less from a former military [serial killer of the state] lifer as yourself.

There is a certain simplicity to life when it depends on the willingness of another to share your trench. It has nothing to do with god or religion, just a simple act of faith in each other.

I'm 57 by the way. Not that it matters much. All change in 2 weeks time.

41 and still fucking young

Originally Posted by Rural Surin

Originally Posted by Ceburat1

Sorry RS - there is nothing destructive about believing in God and His Word.

The fuck you say...

Which God would that be?

It's not which 'god' they're all the same god, it's which WORD is that?
What word, because there are many alleged gods and they all have their words.

deja vu creeping up

Which God would that be?


There is only one true living God, the Lord Jesus.

Originally Posted by Ceburat1

Which God would that be?


There is only one true living God, the Lord Jesus.

Means what in English?

Originally Posted by Davis Knowlton

You also can't be sent to a war zone until you have passed your 18th birthday

Is that correct Davis? I have it on good authority that the average age of soldiers in Vietnam was N-n-n-n-n-n-nineteen.

Since many of the soldiers were in their 20s and 30s then for an average age of N-n-n-n-n-n-nineteen that would suggest that many of them would also have to be E-e-e-e-e-eighteen, S-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-seventeen and possibly S-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-sixteen

I was in a secret war back in the 70s. Only a few people knew about it. Actually, just my two friends from childhood.

Originally Posted by Rural Surin

There is nothing special and exceptional towards soldiering or extending romantic notions in reference to militarism.

Tell that to Obama and his Navy Seals who capped OBL.
Liver lips is going to run hard on that during his campaign.