John W. wrote:
> declan_murphy@hotmail.com wrote:
> 
>>Michael Cash wrote:
>>
>>>Anyway, I think he's over the age limit for joining the Army.<snip>
>>
>>Why is there an age limit for the sepponian military? We get a steady
>>stream of physically fit, active 40-something sepponian students
>>tromping through Okazaki doing courses here, any of whom would easily
>>outperform most of their 20-something lard arse compatriots who
>>struggle to pick up anything heavier than a playstation console. If you
>>can have F-15 pilots with tits, why the hell can't you have a 60 year
>>old REMF?
> 
> 
> I had a friend who went in the US Army in his early thirties; his
> instructors were all younger than he was and he set the benchmark for
> whatever activity they were doing ('Grandpa did the obstacle course in
> X minutes; that's the time to beat.'). I'd personally give my left nut
> if they'd let me in.
> 


Go out to your garden and stand at attention for 4 hours, then when it's 
  dark crawl under a bush and stay there all night watching for the 
enemy to sneek up on you. For breakfast have a survival biscuit with 
some jam and lukewarm instant coffee. Keep doing this under you decide 
it's a stupid idea.