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From: "John W." <worthj1970@yahoo.comm>
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Subject: Re: Age Discrimination
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 20:51:25 -0500
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Ernest Schaal wrote:
 > in article 1127307469.674872.174640@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com,
 > John W. at worthj1970@yahoo.com wrote on 9/21/05 9:57 PM:
 >
 >
 >> 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.
 >>
 >> John W.
 >
 >
 > Why?
 >
 > Been there, done that. Not particularly fun.
 >
But you're able to say that. I can't, and never will be. I've had
countless people say the same or similar things; I usually ask folks to 
remember the desire they had prior to going in, and point out that I'll 
never in my life get to slake that particular thirst.

John W.