the 48th regulator
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MCG said:We both might be missing each other. I would have had no argument if you were to have said something to the effect that, as a practice of your religion, you did not believe it acceptable to ever give your children a choice. It would therefore seem reasonable for you to exercise this prerogative for as long as you are legally permitted (or even longer as a condition of living under your roof).
I was of the misunderstanding that you were arguing for religious choice arbitrarily at 18 years & thus abdicating your responsibility to make an assessment of maturity. In reality, I now suspect you are yielding to a legal limit imposed on you.
Okay,
Two scenarios.
A troop just completes all his training, and is now in battalion. He enters the mess and orders an alcoholic beverage, you as a member of his chain of command know that he is underage. What do you do?
A troop is on tour, let's make him the age of 26, after coming in from working he is done his day and is on some time to himself. He reaches into his trusty bag and pulls out a bottle of Bushmills (Ah the Irish influence in me). Knowing that this is a dry camp you see him take a haul and close the bottle and put it away. What do you do?
The two soldiers above are free thinkers, and feel they are mature enough to make a decision. What do you do?
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