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27-11-2020, 07:55 PM
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Armed forces won’t take over 60s!!!

I am over 60 and the Armed Forces thinks I'm too old to track down terrorists. You can't be older than 42 to join the military. They've got the whole thing backwards.

Instead of sending 18-year olds off to fight, they ought to take us old guys. You shouldn't be able to join a military unit until you're at least 35.

For starters, researchers say 18-year-olds think about sex every ten seconds. Old guys only think about sex a couple of times a month, leaving us more than 280,000 additional seconds per day to concentrate on the enemy.

Young guys haven't lived long enough to be cranky, and a cranky soldier is a dangerous soldier. 'My back hurts! I can't sleep, I'm tired and hungry.' We’re bad-tempered and impatient, and maybe letting us kill some ***hole that desperately deserves it will make us feel better and shut us up for a while.....

An 18-year-old doesn't even like to get up before 10am. Old guys always get up early to pee, so what the hell. Besides, like I said, I'm tired and can't sleep and since I'm already up, I may as well be up killing some fanatical son-of-a-*****.

If captured we couldn't spill the beans because we'd forget where we put them. In fact, name, rank, and serial number would be a real brainteaser.

Boot camp would be easier for old guys.... We're used to getting screamed and yelled at and we're used to soft food. We've also developed an appreciation for guns. We've been using them for years as an excuse to get out of the house, away from the screaming and yelling.

They could lighten up on the obstacle course however..... I've been in combat and never saw a single 20-foot wall with rope hanging over the side, nor did I ever do any push-ups after completing basic training.

Actually, the running part is kind of a waste of energy, too..... I've never seen anyone outrun a bullet.

An 18-year-old has the whole world ahead of him. He's still learning to shave or to start a conversation with a pretty girl. He still hasn't figured out that a baseball cap has a brim to shade his eyes, not the back of his head.

These are all great reasons to keep our kids at home to learn a little more about life before sending them off into harm's way.

Let us old guys track down those terrorists..... The last thing an enemy would want to see is a couple million hacked off old farts with bad attitudes and automatic weapons, who know that their best years are already behind them.

HEY!! How about recruiting Women over 50.... in menopause! You think MEN have attitudes? Ohhhhhhhh my goodness!!! If nothing else, put us on border patrol. We’ll have it secured the first night!


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27-11-2020, 08:06 PM
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Re: Armed forces won’t take over 60s!!!

In the case of sending a martyr to his seventy two year old virgin I'd be quite happy to go freelance.
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Originally Posted by The Artful Todger ->
In the case of sending a martyr to his seventy two year old virgin I'd be quite happy to go freelance.
I thought it was 72 virgins and not 72 year old virgin
Cause if it’s a 72 year old virgin, It’s best to remain in one piece!
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I thought it was 72 virgins and not 72 year old virgin
Cause if it’s a 72 year old virgin, It’s best to remain in one piece!
I want it MY way!
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Originally Posted by The Artful Todger ->
I want it MY way!
Ok, ok you’re the boss
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28-11-2020, 11:17 AM
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Good post Minx, and us old farts don't spend all day on our smartphones and not concentrate on the enemy, and I could probably still outrun most of the young spunks who join the army today..... Not in those great clog hopping boots you have to wear though.....
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28-11-2020, 11:28 AM
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For starters, researchers say 18-year-olds think about sex every ten seconds.
Everyone thinks about sex every ten seconds.

Don't they? 🤔
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I must say your post has me confused as to your gender Minxy ??
Or are you Bi-sexual maybe??

Donkeyman! 🤔🤔
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28-11-2020, 12:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Donkeyman ->
I must say your post has me confused as to your gender Minxy ??
Or are you Bi-sexual maybe??

Donkeyman! 🤔🤔
Looks good to me Donkeyman.....

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28-11-2020, 12:39 PM
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Hi

Here in the UK the Military do not track down Terrorists.

It is a boring job, no fun at all standing out in the pouring rain on a cold dark night in a problem area.

A job best suited to those younger.

The oldies have a contribution to make, but that is in interviewing them, experience is everything in that respect.

As for physical fitness and running that is not relevant in the real world.

Terrorists are tracked by teams, if you have to run after them, something has gone wrong.

As for running away from them, not a good idea, you just die tired.

If they are behind you they have all the advantages, you keep them in front of you

In any building, you are in the corner so no one can sneak up behind and they are the ones who have to make the move full on.

This is simple, basic stuff.
 
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