From someone who has direct experience with soldiers and underage drinking, Evan Hoapili, Colonel, USAF (ret), wrote an article titled, “The Nation Does Not Owe Youngest Veterans the Right to Drink,” September 2, 2008. It has been posted on the F.A.C.E.Project’s website and can be read by clicking on the article title. What’s equally astounding is the campaign Colonel Hoapili led while base commander at F.E. Warren Air Force Base to teach responsible alcohol use. It’s well worth the 16:25 minutes to watch the video developed and produced by the F.A.C.E. Project that explains F.E. Warren’s program and the heartening results 18 months after it was started, such as DUI’s down 86%, underage drinking down 81% and family violence referrals [as a result of alcohol] down 40%.
Click here and scroll down to “Teaching Responsible Alcohol Use – F.E.Warren Air Force Base, Cheyenne, WY Case Study,” to watch this video. It’s well worth your time and will give even more food for thought in the ongoing debate about underage drinking.
