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From: bottom_david@mtblue.DEC (DAVE BOTTOM ASO/4AC 271-6935)
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Subject: Re: Legal drinking age
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Date: Wed, 15-Jan-86 10:10:39 EST
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Shawn P. Daly writes:
>comments about the unfairness of raising the drinking age to 21 text
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Several points:

1. I agree that if you're old enough to fight and die then you are old
enough to drink. However on all military bases even in those states that
have a drinking age of 21, 18 year old servicemen are allowed to buy
beer, although they are not allowed to buy hard liquor. This is DOD
policy.

2. The main reason that raising the drinking age to 18 is so effective
is because it is an effective measure in removing alcohol from high
schools. Most 18 year olds have no heistation in buying for their 16 &
17 year old friends. Most 21 year olds have few friends that are still
in high school.

3. There is no draft.

Dave Bottom
DEC Augusta Maine
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*This is my opinion not the opinion of DEC*