“Hey college kid, try this beer. Don’t swallow, that would be illegal.” - teacher
“I would never think of swallowing beer.” - no college kid ever
Our laws are ridiculous. Old enough to enlist and be shot at: 18. Old enough to enjoy a pint: 21.
I used to agree, but frankly by the time you are actually getting shot at you have been through boot camp and A School. Those folks are slightly more mature than the average doofus that has spent that time playing video games and eating grandma’s icecream. I’d be all for active duty military ID counting the same as being 21
I do not support any law that teaches college students to spit rather than swallow.
You’re not supposed to spit out beer when tasting!
I guess it’s ok if this is a first step towards something… maybe some more reasonable attitudes towards alcohol in this country. On the other hand, what a waste of legislature time!
I wondered how long it would take for this reply to be made. 
“I didn’t inhale…”
The legal age for beer and wine was 18 in most states when I was 18. ;D
19 for beer & wine, 21 for hard stuff when I was 19. And you know what? The world didn’t come to an end back in those days.
You can thank a bi-partisan congress and Ronald Reagan for the change, along with MADD.
I never subscribed to the “old enough to die in war” argument. I prefer the “I’m a damn adult argument.”
1000% if you can die for your country, you can drink in your country…period!
Raise the age of an adult to 21 or lower the drinking age to 18. That simple.
For health insurance purposes the age of adulthood is 26
You mean if under parents insurance? Yeah f they are in college isn’t it?
Concur! Military service is one heck of sacrifice in war time and in peace time. Living under the Uniform Code of Military Justice is no walk in the park.
Yes^^^ And my vote is make military service and drinking age 21. I used to not feel this way but the fact is the drinking age change coupled with stricter laws about teen driving have made a dramatic impact on automobile fatalities. And IMO the decision to join the military is not one I would want most 18 year olds these days to make. They have too romantic a view of it and are too susceptible to recruitment tactics.
Good points.
I joined the Navy at 18, mostly to avoid being drafted into the army.
For many years I thought it was a complete waste of four years, until I got into the V.A. health system. I can’t even guess how much money my medical care would have cost me in the last decade if I’d had regular insurance.
Until age 26, can be on parents plan. Nothing about college. My only issue is the possible perception that if you don’t carry your uninsured 25 year old jobless Xbox addict “child”, you’re just not a good parent. Yet having a second “child” who is squared away and self sufficient probably doesnt average it out LOL
I personally like the Continental European mindset to drinking age and driving age. Drinking age for the most part is 16, driving is 18. You learn to drink first and get the “Party” out of your system. Then learn to drive. They also carry a zero tolerance drinking and driving attitude.
The problem with that in the States is the lack of reliable and prolific public transportation. You can get damn near anywhere on public transport to within a 5-10 min walk. And they aren’t afraid to walk.
Even though I started driving at 16, I’m not so sure 16 y/o is responsible enough to drive a vehicle that can kill several people at once because of inexperience and attention.