I do not trust the judgement of an 18 yr old at all. I trust the judgement of most 288 yr olds
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When I was a 18-19 y/o I was operating a console that was launching aircraft from a carrier in the Med. My officers, NCOs and the pilots trusted me to do my job.
That was in 1961-62, when young men in the military were still considered to be capable and reliable; just as they were in the Viet Nam fiasco. Boyhood friends died there.
I was not a brainiac in HS, but I had a good family and neighborhood culture where I grew up. ....The human brain apparently, on average, becomes mature when in the mid-to-late 20s, unless the host is given extraordinary challenges at a younger age.
Apologies for being so wordy...
Not too wordy at all.
Agreed. The spot on point “unless the host is given extraordinary challenges at a younger age”....I tend to think most of our youngsters lack this