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If the drinking age is still determined by the states, they have all decided on 21. This has to do with largely physiological/psychological factors.
Actually, it has mostly to do with the federal government forcing them to make it 21 or lose federal money for various things, highway funds primarily.
So much for states' rights.
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However, there is an important caveat. If you are in the military, and under 21 (but over 18), you can drink. Granted, you have to buy the alcohol on base (if I understand correctly).
Not sure this is accurate. It may be as a practical matter that states won't prosecute those in the military who drink, but I'm pretty sure it's still illegal.
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