Benjamin+Martin

The Battle of 18 vs. 21 Drinking Age I agree that the drinking age should be lowered to eighteen. We are old enough to get shot at and blown up then why can’t we at least be able to crack one open. Eighteen is becoming the new twenty-one in today's day and age. Being able to fight in wars is a big feat for a eighteen year old. Being eighteen in the military is tough because you are younger than most of the people in the branch you’re in. Eighteen years old should be able to drink but only to a certain extend like for parties, get together s and special occasions. Teens now and days are starting to do more adults like activities and drinking is among the top ones for teens. High school seniors are among the top of teens seventeen and up that drink.

The world seems to believe that at the age of eighteen that we are still growing physically and mentally and they are right. What they don't see or remember is that we the eighteen year old kids are out risking our lives to save and protect theirs while they sit at home watching or listening to what is happening overseas. Many eighteen years old are out fighting wars for their proud country they live in to make their parents proud, so don't we deserve a little leniency on being able to drink beer. Even eighteen years deserve to have a little bit of fun before fully waling into the adult world. There are a lot of eighteen year old kids drinking at parties during the weekends. Our body may not be fully developed and can't handle a lot of drinking. Yet we can do everything an adult can like driving, join the military, getting a job, buy tobacco, be trialed as an adult but we can’t drink?

The battle or argument over what should be the legal drinking age will not stop until both sides can agree on an age appropriate for everybody in the argument. Having the drinking age lowered to eighteen will stop or halt most underage drinking from occurring. Eighteen is the new twenty-one in this time and age. This world we live is getting more kids acting like adults sooner than they should but eighteen is considered adult so can’t we get all the privileges of twenty-one. The battle for the drinking age of eighteen versus twenty-one still burns strong.