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[–]Fussyotter 187 points188 points ago

But in all fairness you can't be sent on deployment until you are 18

[–]Ranger5Lead 109 points110 points ago

And I'm pretty sure you can't join the US Army before 17 and even then you have to have a parents permission. It's also likely that you will be 18 by the time you finish Basic Combat Training and your MOS school.

[–]theforshizzalist 59 points60 points ago

Air Force guy here, this is true. 17 is the minimum age and only with parental consent. 16 is illegal. And yes, most people are 18 by the time they get "operational".

[–]Ranger5Lead 9 points10 points ago

I think international law sets the age at 15 or 16 so OP may be correct if referring to certain other countries.

[–]fall0ut 146 points147 points ago

there are no other countries. only people we haven't converted to american yet.

[–]JustHereToDerp 27 points28 points ago

We must show them the error of their communist ways.

[–]dragon144 1 point2 points ago

FREEDOM.

[–]DefenestrationExpert 3 points4 points ago

'MERCA

[–]xilpaxim 0 points1 point ago

'CA

(you and your big words)

[–]smartphone-redditor 6 points7 points ago

in the netherlands it's 16 if i'm not mistaken. i saw a similar post to this one and it was referring to the dutch government.

[–]yes_its_a_sockpuppet 1 point2 points ago

I'm sorry, but for some reason I read that as "in the neanderthals (...)" - I think it's time to go to bed now (0:43).

[–]darwinsaves 0 points1 point ago

You are misinformed. You may "Join" the Army (DEP) earlier with consent. If you ship to basic weeks after your 17th birthday, as many do, you would be deployed well before your 18th birthday. Army basic is 8wks + AIT(4wks) for total of 12-13 weeks depending on schedule and off time. MOS is 13 weeks. Even if you go to ranger school 60-63 days, (61 is official training time), you'd still have plenty of time before your 18th birthday to regret sending yourself to war.

[–]GuruEbby 1 point2 points ago

You cannot deploy until you are 18. There is a question on every pre-deployment checklist confirming that you are over 18. You may be able to complete training prior to the age of 18, but they won't deploy you.

[–]theforshizzalist 0 points1 point ago

Well I never made a statement as to whether or not it was legal, I simply said that most people are already 18 by the time they are deployable. But I'm pretty sure you have to be 18. I remember seeing somewhere something about being 18 before you deploy.

[–]tangodown44 1 point2 points ago

I worked along side with a recruiter. You have to be 17 and a parent must sign off on it. You may attend BCT (Basic Combat Training) during your junior/senior summer break. This is of course for the Army, also you won't be sent to a unit until you're 18.

[–]darwinsaves 1 point2 points ago

Nope. I joined at 16 with my parents' consent(DEP). You can ship before 18, as I did on my 17th birthday (without parental permission). This was 14 years ago. US Army infantry, 1st Ranger Batallion.

[–]ecchimaru 1 point2 points ago

And all most kids need to play an M rated game is for their parents to buy them one. inb4 call of duty circlejerk.

[–]Fierce_Fox 2 points3 points ago

You have to be 18 and have a high school education before you can even ship to MOS schools.

[–]Ranger5Lead 3 points4 points ago

nope, I know plenty of guys who were 17 in AIT. I believe you are correct on having to have completed high school though. A lot of people aren't 18 when they graduate.

[–]Fierce_Fox 0 points1 point ago

Maybe that only applies to combat arms then? I know I had to be 18 before shipping to 13Fox school. Or I could have just been given bad information, that happens quite often.

[–]0xffff0 0 points1 point ago

Don't infantry to OSUT instead of BCT/AIT? That could have something to do with it. I could have sworn Fierce_Fox was right.

[–]rtfm_or_stfu 0 points1 point ago

It's called split ops. Basic after junior year. MOS after senior year summer.

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    [–]cgass63 0 points1 point ago

    You need to be graduated, and have parental consent when it come to the navy. At 17.

    [–]Ranger5Lead 0 points1 point ago

    Yeah the educational requirement varies between the services, the age is 17 for all of them though. Hell you can still get in the Army with a GED but the only jobs you'd be eligible are cooking or laundry and maybe one or two others. It's just so much bigger than the other services so it's easier to get into and you generally get promoted faster.

    [–]sawyer779 0 points1 point ago

    Really? In canada you can join at 16 and have a sergeant rank by 18

    [–]Jester814 0 points1 point ago

    This is correct, and is what I did. Regardless of when you can join, you must be 18 by the time you finish AIT.

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      [–]dumbkid 10 points11 points ago

      My friend joined the RMC at 16 not knowing this and spent 2 years basically watching other people fly in and out, you can actually go for selection at like 15.5 now

      [–]madmonkeymud 7 points8 points ago

      And rated M games are 17+ not 18+. SOURCE: esrb.org

      [–]theoffcell 4 points5 points ago

      I may be way out of line when I say this, but maybe he's not from America.

      [–]GraffyHooves 1 point2 points ago

      Also mature games you only have to be 17 to purchase...at least in America.

      [–]sirnubnub 0 points1 point ago

      Also you can buy M-rated games at 17, not 18.

      [–]xB1akey 0 points1 point ago

      You can join the British Royal Marines at 15 and a half. And can be deployed before being 18

      [–]darwinsaves 0 points1 point ago

      Yes you can.

      [–]sageDieu 113 points114 points ago

      dat resolution

      [–]Tripudelops 89 points90 points ago

      http://i.imgur.com/EcuEp.png

      [–]mikev7743 15 points16 points ago

      ZOOM IN AND ENHANCE!

      [–]TrumpetH4X 18 points19 points ago

      Obligatory: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUFkb0d1kbU

      [–]MantorokBeatsAll 4 points5 points ago

      That was really great. I can see why people love that show.

      [–]xiaodidi 8 points9 points ago

      Uncrop!

      [–]doremiabc123 10 points11 points ago

      We need to look for a water droplet....

      [–]MyLifeForSpire 14 points15 points ago

      I think I can help you with that

      [–]Dragday 4 points5 points ago

      Seriously?

      [–]factoid_ 2 points3 points ago

      That would be from the movie Enemy of the State with Will Smith and Gene Hackman.

      [–]squiffers 1 point2 points ago

      have you got an image enhancer that can bitmap???

      [–]jimb3rt 1 point2 points ago

      Yes, yes I do.

      [–]Pookajutsu 0 points1 point ago

      It had to be done.

      [–]samvdb 0 points1 point ago

      That's a png.

      Somebody made a png to show jpeg artifacts. There is basically 1 non-trivial image on this planet that can be saved losslessly with lossy jpeg. That was it. And they saved it as a png. I just. Wow.

      [–]Tripudelops 0 points1 point ago

      Somebody out there REALLY hates jpeg

      [–]samvdb 0 points1 point ago

      http://i.imgur.com/fDQ2C.jpg

      [–]Tripudelops 0 points1 point ago

      I enjoyed that.

      [–]Ramses3 5 points6 points ago

      Dat pixel.

      [–]MEXICAN_PRAWN 41 points42 points ago

      Why can you have sex at 16 in the Uk, but can't watch porn till you're 18.

      Darn, missing out on some link karma here!

      [–]dietotaku 17 points18 points ago

      ...okay that one is pretty damn weird.

      [–]Zeepaw 4 points5 points ago

      In Germany you can have sex at 14 and you can't watch porn until you're 18.

      [–]ACharmlessMan 2 points3 points ago

      because real sex and porn are very different things

      [–]Muchuchu 12 points13 points ago

      You're right. One isn't that big of a deal and the other can get you life threatening diseases.

      [–]poon-is-food 5 points6 points ago

      One can lead to sores and blisters and the other can lead to babies.

      [–]psychroclasm 1 point2 points ago

      Which one is which?

      [–]JAV0K 1 point2 points ago

      I don't think porn under age is illegal, it's just not advised.

      [–]DreadPiratesRobert 0 points1 point ago

      Same in a lot of states in the US, they have romeo and juliet laws or something, age of consent is 16 as long as you are within 4 years or something

      [–]MrXBob 7 points8 points ago

      Because you don't instantly appear on a battlefield blowing peoples brains out as soon as you join the army.

      [–]poon-is-food 1 point2 points ago

      because if you did the only brains being blown out would be your own.

      [–]DreadPiratesRobert 1 point2 points ago

      Really? The moment I signed I appeared in Afghanistan!

      Honestly though, I probably wont deploy until I am 21, and that's probably an early estimate. I don't finish training until I am 19, and my unit just deployed, so they come back around my birthday and can't deploy for another two years

      [–]tumescentpie 62 points63 points ago

      More relevant, why can you be deployed at 18, married at 18, enter stupid contracts at 18, but you can't take a sip of alcohol until your are 21...

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      [–]Jisaw 5 points6 points ago

      We had a guy turn 21 the day before the Superbowl, one of the two days we were given two beers each. Lucky guy.

      [–]tumescentpie 5 points6 points ago

      That is fucked up...

      [–]bubbaholy 5 points6 points ago

      It's a volunteer military...

      [–]THE_CENTURION 20 points21 points ago

      Yeah, but it's not a volunteer drinking law.

      [–]DreadPiratesRobert 1 point2 points ago

      They don't have to volunteer at 18, they chose to take that job, they can enlist at 21 if they so choose

      [–]THE_CENTURION 0 points1 point ago

      That's not the point though. The thing that is fucked up is not that he's in the military, it's that society and the government thinks it's alright for him to kill people, but not alright for him to drink alcohol.

      [–]Ranger5Lead 1 point2 points ago

      This is half true. It has been comprised of volunteers for a long time simply because there are enough of them. If not enough people volunteered they would start drafting again. That's why I always tell people that it doesn't matter if you support the war, support the soldiers. Them volunteering is the only reason Uncle Sam doesn't force you to go to war.

      [–]jokiddy_jokester 1 point2 points ago

      that's your opinion and it's shit, re-implementing the draft would be political suicide. nothing short of WW3 would cause that to happen.

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        [–]Gailbraithe 0 points1 point ago

        In fairness that was because you were in a Muslim country. Stateside enlisted men can drink on base at 18.

        [–]ObliviousDerpMaster 34 points35 points ago

        Worse, drive a car at 16...

        [–]tumescentpie 36 points37 points ago

        1-2 ton bullet ...

        [–]Speculater 9 points10 points ago

        Well, a death machine anyway. This is a one ton bullet.

        [–]tumescentpie 4 points5 points ago

        I am guessing that it flies faster than a car drives as well.

        [–]CaseyG 2 points3 points ago

        Straighter, too.

        [–]psychroclasm 0 points1 point ago

        Kinda expected Banzai Bill.

        [–]FattyWantTwinky 5 points6 points ago

        Heh, in Driver's Ed one of the law enforcement guys brought in to speech alluded to it. He went on a rant about how we're given keys to something that has killed more people than X, Y or Z. I forget the specifics, but it boiled down to cars are rather large projectiles that can kill.

        [–]biesterd1 9 points10 points ago

        This still is beyond human understanding. You can get gang banged by 40 dudes but not have a glass of wine.

        [–]tumescentpie 7 points8 points ago

        One would think you would need a glass of wine after that, and probably more than 1 before it.

        [–]lamelameusername 5 points6 points ago

        I've always thought it ironic....you can be sent to war at 18-20 years old, have a leg or two blown off, come back home disabled, wheel your crippled self into a bar or restaurant, but sorry, no booze for you.

        [–]analpained 4 points5 points ago

        Because MADD lobbied for it, and has gone from a reasonable organization to a group of neo-prohibitionists.

        [–]godlessatheist 3 points4 points ago

        You can be a pornstar at 18 but you can't drink until you are 21.

        Also on the subject of porn what is up with prostitution being illegal? What, so you can film it and it's all of a sudden porn but when you don't it's prostitution. You're selling your body either way. We can legalize it and regulate it.

        [–]tumescentpie 1 point2 points ago

        I agree.

        [–]psychroclasm 0 points1 point ago

        I'm on the fence about substance law, but I truly don't understand why prostitution is illegal.

        [–]youboshtet 12 points13 points ago

        Because they are hoping by then that you dropped out of the phase where you drink just to drink because some air heads on tv said its fun. also what do most people do right after they get their license what do most people do the night they turn 21 do you want both of these happening at the same time?

        [–]tumescentpie 17 points18 points ago

        I don't think people in Europe have the same kind of problems because alcohol isn't as much of a taboo.

        Prohibition is still hurting our country.

        [–]notajedi 19 points20 points ago

        Europe also doesn't have the same kind of problems because they don't have the same relationship with the car.

        [–]n1c0_ds 2 points3 points ago

        In Canada, the drinking age goes as low as 18, and we have the same relationship with the car.

        [–]tumescentpie 3 points4 points ago

        Because they didn't allow GM to buy all of their infrastructure and destroy it...

        [–]fireline12 17 points18 points ago

        Well, that's true in cities, but you have to realize that America is still very rural. It's almost impossible to get anywhere in rural America without a car, and it's not really suited to public transportation. You have to realize America is a very big place, and even if we had lots of public transportation infrastructure, we'd still be using cars far more than Europeans.

        [–]ArianFosterThePeople 9 points10 points ago

        Yes, urban sprawl and the fact that the US is much larger than European countries is all because of GM

        [–]youboshtet 0 points1 point ago

        I think Europe is more prone to younger drinking ages just because of how ingrained it is in their history. Alcohol used to be safer to drink then the water. And what do you mean "still hurting our country"?

        [–]tumescentpie 0 points1 point ago

        Alcohol prohibition lead to a boost in organized crime as it created a black market with a huge number of buyers, the left over laws from that prohibition make alcohol a taboo which drives a lot of the underage drinking. In addition it paved the way for the "war on drugs" which is another prohibition that has lasted quite a bit longer and made people far more wealthy than the original prohibition ever did.

        [–]youboshtet 0 points1 point ago

        So you are blaming the US for drugs being popular just because they made them illegal. and drinking is not a taboo in the US its portrayed as something you should be doing. I think you mean to say instead of being taught about alcohol in a scientific way kids are just told "do not drink" or "drinking is what everyone does".

        [–]tumescentpie 0 points1 point ago

        I am blaming the US for the prohibition against drugs, which doesn't cause their popularity, but causes the bulk of the criminal actions that take place around them. Drinking is Taboo in the US, I am not sure if you are from the US, but I am, so I am going to speak from my experiences as a youth in the US, and what I know about youth culture. Drinking is put on a pedestal with all of the other things you can't do, because it is part of "being older". It sets a taboo in the juvenile mind that isn't shaken by many people even as they push into their 30s.

        Education around drugs (including alcohol) is lacking in this country (and probably many others), and I would continue to blame prohibitions for this, as they stifle research and education.

        [–]youboshtet 1 point2 points ago

        I am a US citizen and have been to Europe. And I can say, that drinking is looked at differently in different parts of the US but for the most part Republicans don't care because a lot of them are rednecks. and the democrats don't care because they want to legalize other shit any way. And i agreed with you that the main problem is we dont educate our youth so much as try to brain wash them.

        [–]Ranger5Lead 8 points9 points ago

        What's wrong with drinking just to drink? As long as your responsible I see no problem with it. Hell I'd say mos of the nights me and friends have spent getting wasted weren't to celebrate anything in particular, we were just having a good time.

        [–]dietotaku 5 points6 points ago

        the problem is the typical 18-year-old's assessment of "responsible." 6 jagerbombs and they stumble out to the car going "no, it's cool, i can drive! i'm a way betterer driver than everybody else, i'm not even that drank, i won't get in an accident, that happens to idiots!"

        [–]Johnny-boi 3 points4 points ago

        When you turn 18 in Sweden you are legally allowed to both drinking and driving. I wouldn't say that the problem you are describing is that common. I would be more alarmed by just knowing that 16 year olds were unsupervised in traffic with me. They are still kids in my eyes. I almost want to raise the age limit for driver's licenses here for God's sake...

        [–]patman21 2 points3 points ago

        I don't know... the only people I see going backwards on the rotary are 50+

        [–]calebhall 0 points1 point ago

        Not raise the age. Just take an iq test.

        [–]Ranger5Lead 1 point2 points ago

        Depends on the 18 year old. I know plenty, particularly within the military who are much more mature than that. I also know middle aged people who think exactly the way you just described.

        [–]dietotaku 0 points1 point ago

        there are outliers in any demographic, but from a psychological development standpoint, one of the hallmarks of the teen years is the perception of invulnerability, which results in them engaging in riskier behavior.

        [–]abumpdabump 2 points3 points ago

        you can actually get married earlier in some states with legal parental consent.... but thats beside the point. The reason is because america is truly concerned about its youth damaging themselves... unless of course that comes with some type of economic/financial benefit like suppressing other nations to cause the value of the dollar to get stronger. tldr; politicians can't benefit from you drinking.

        [–]tumescentpie 0 points1 point ago

        Actually drinking age is a left over from prohibition... Oh prohibition America is really the best at being free.

        [–]OleDublinBobcat 6 points7 points ago

        Every state sets their own drinking age, but federal statute dictates that in order to receive federal funding for highway construction a state must have a minimum drinking age of at least 21. Most states in the South had a drinking age of 18 since the federal regulation of alcohol (the same way they regulate food, mind you, nothing sinister).

        The only sinister thing about the drinking age being 21 is that the federal government had to encroach upon the states' autonomy in order to implement the policy they wanted.

        [–]tumescentpie 2 points3 points ago

        The 10th amendment is pretty much garbage anyway - lets ignore it.

        [–]NotHerbert 1 point2 points ago

        Also see: Marijuana prohibition

        [–]elfenjoghor 0 points1 point ago

        Well, all the drunk teens would have fucked up the high way, so it's only fair.

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          [–]heymrk 1 point2 points ago

          It wasn't always like that.

          [–]TheChosenOne013 3 points4 points ago

          You also can't buy more than one rated R movie ticket until you are 21 (at least in PA). That one is just stupid.

          [–]NotHerbert 2 points3 points ago

          That isn't a law, but a decision made by your local theatre.

          [–]TheChosenOne013 0 points1 point ago

          I didn't know that, as all of my local theaters have this rule. Doesn't matter anymore since I'm 24, but it's still just silly.

          [–]NotHerbert 1 point2 points ago

          The MPAA definitely wants you to think it is law.

          [–]TheChosenOne013 1 point2 points ago

          I believe it. They're nuts (judging from "This Film Is Not Yet Rated")

          [–]xblackdog 1 point2 points ago

          The part of your brain (in the frontal lobe) used in reasoning doesn't fully develop until you are 21-23. That causes people to not think out what they're doing before they do it. I think that the liver also doesn't fully develop until around 21 years of age, but I can't remember for sure.

          [–]tumescentpie 5 points6 points ago

          That isn't the real reason.

          [–]Dabuscus214 0 points1 point ago

          Good enough for me.

          [–]tumescentpie 2 points3 points ago

          Probably because you are drunk.

          [–]medep 0 points1 point ago

          Only in certain american states

          [–]CHEWS_OWN_FORESKIN 0 points1 point ago

          You can't be deployed unless you choose to join the military. The rest are all choices...the decision is when to choose...People are acting like deployment is being forced upon them. You knew the fucking consequences. If you didn't want to be deployed, don't join the military, don't sign contracts. Fuck off.

          [–]pegasEYE-nEYEn 15 points16 points ago

          What nationality? Both in the US are 17.

          [–]jokiddy_jokester 1 point2 points ago

          maybe Germany, they don't even allow real blood in their video games - they have to turn it green.

          [–]midnightbaconer21 0 points1 point ago

          Seeing your username requires me not to take you seriously.

          [–]CaseyG 1 point2 points ago

          America's Army 3 is rated T. 13-year-olds can play it.

          Battleduty: Modern Honor 3 isn't about the Army, it's about action movies and boom and gun and stab and shit.

          [–]VickyVBarbz 6 points7 points ago

          i'm also old enough to be a stripper but not allowed to be in a strip club

          [–]psychroclasm 1 point2 points ago

          The solution is to strip outside. You'd have an advantage, because the people outside still have all their money.

          [–]DreadPiratesRobert 0 points1 point ago

          Some of the shitty strip clubs let you in at 18

          [–]LoyalCassius 27 points28 points ago

          Both are 17 -_-"

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          [–]midnightbaconer21 19 points20 points ago

          Ummm actually it's only 17.

          [–]dumbkid 9 points10 points ago

          maybe hes not from the US

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            [–]phoncible 3 points4 points ago

            what country?

            [–]wanderer11 2 points3 points ago

            I thought mature games were rated for 17 and up? I haven't looked at a game case in a while.

            [–]NotHerbert 1 point2 points ago

            There was a big hub-ub over a gamestop that wouldn't sell GTA3 to a 17 year old.

            Maybe I made that up.

            [–]PokemasterTT 2 points3 points ago

            You don't have to be 18 to play it.

            [–]Big_Porky 2 points3 points ago

            Rape Squad Killaz for life!

            [–]RapeSquadKillaa[S] 1 point2 points ago

            Hah glad someone recognized my name ;)

            [–]spotterla 2 points3 points ago

            What country are we talking about? If it's the US, everyone is correct about not being deployed until your 18, but glided over the fact that an "M" rated war game carries the 17+ warning. People have tried to make the category 18+, but then we would be placing video games with guns and cigarettes instead of art...like the movies "R" rating (also 17+).

            [–]Ceteris__Paribus 2 points3 points ago

            The ESRB is a non-government game rating agency. There is no law stating any retailer must follow the suggested age ranges set by the ESRB. The government is the army, and they set their own age requirements. They do not set video game age requirements. [This is how it works in the US, anyway]

            [–]Rysdad 1 point2 points ago

            Aren't there still bars on military posts that let any military personnel, regardless of age, buy beer? There used to be.

            [–]Dabuscus214 1 point2 points ago

            Probably when the drinking age was 18

            [–]SpaceOdysseus 1 point2 points ago

            Here in America you have to be 18 to join the army. And an organization that is essentially separate from the government decided that violent games are usually 17+ and the government just decided that video games are protected under free speech. So, the only thing keeping kids from playing those games are company policies. For the first time ever, America is the one with the rational solution.

            [–]jxhn 1 point2 points ago

            "A lot of people say that young adults are violent, right? But how would you feel if you were old enough to have...intercourse with the partner of your choice...and yet you could not drink in pubs?"

            [–]unhappymagicplayer 1 point2 points ago

            Because video games have mature language, DUH!

            [–]InVultusSolis 1 point2 points ago

            Similarly: I can own an AK-47 at 18 but I can't buy a beer.

            [–]i_Am_susej 1 point2 points ago

            and 21 to drink, even if you lose a limb

            [–]HikariKyuubi 1 point2 points ago

            Don't you have to be at least 20 to drink in the US?

            [–]BenDes1313 2 points3 points ago

            21 man 21

            [–]HikariKyuubi 1 point2 points ago

            So, 18 is old enough to get blown up in a foreign country but not old enough to get wasted. Well, damn.

            [–]BenDes1313 1 point2 points ago

            Yup it's why I drink anyway. If I can be expected to be forced to go kill another man for a cause I don't believe in you best be damned I'm gonna have a beer(I'm not military I'm saying in the cases of drafts and stuff or the people who are active)

            [–]HikariKyuubi 2 points3 points ago

            And an upvote for you

            [–]moldy912 3 points4 points ago

            It's 17 in 'Murica.

            [–]Nobody_epic 1 point2 points ago

            18 to watch porn 16 to have sex same kindof thing

            [–]JohnMatt 0 points1 point ago

            Point of order: You CAN buy any video game you'd like at any age, from a legal stand point. The ratings systems is entirely voluntary.

            [–]switchbadger 0 points1 point ago

            I'd like to introduce you to /r/childfree.

            [–]bestbiff 0 points1 point ago

            17 in the U.S. to get M rated games. Always thought it was 18 to get deployed.

            [–]drgk 0 points1 point ago

            But you must have parental permission to join the military under age 18, and in fact you can play a game about it you just need mommy to buy it for you. Sounds pretty comparable to me.

            [–]daguy11 0 points1 point ago

            Except it's 18 to join the army, 17 to play a game about it. Nice try though.

            [–]RapeSquadKillaa[S] 0 points1 point ago

            Yes i understand the age it is in the US...but not everyone lives there

            [–]Inorashi 0 points1 point ago

            Because there are no games about joining the army, only games about blowing shit up.

            [–]Tkpwns 0 points1 point ago

            And you can legally shoot a guys brains out, but cant get intoxicated until you're 21!

            [–]MisterEmblem 0 points1 point ago

            M games by rated by ESRB are 17+

            [–]adamthegreat22 0 points1 point ago

            repsot

            [–]thehole666 0 points1 point ago

            Because 'merica, that's why

            [–]trev2010 0 points1 point ago

            I don't know about you, but I've seen plenty of people under 18 play games about war.

            [–]redops47 0 points1 point ago

            i am pretty sure you are supposed to be 17

            [–]boss33 0 points1 point ago

            R-r-r-r-r-repost

            [–]nutano 0 points1 point ago

            You know there's something a little backwards with society when you are trained to kill (and ca be sent to kill) other human beings before you are allowed to vote, drink alcohol or even smoke legally.

            [–]FNHUSA 3 points4 points ago

            You can't actually be deployed till your 18. Sooo you can vote by then.

            [–]SARS11 0 points1 point ago

            Is this true in Canada? If so I can't believe I didn't know that.

            [–]losdos1989 0 points1 point ago

            Why must you be 18 to join the military, kill a man, but not have a drink till 21?

            [–]TrumpetH4X 2 points3 points ago

            That ain't right!

            [–]Dystopeuh 1 point2 points ago

            ...cuz.

            [–]psychroclasm 0 points1 point ago

            Why not raise military age to 21?

            [–]CHEWS_OWN_FORESKIN -1 points0 points ago

            Because the military is voluntary. You made the choice.

            [–]ZombieFaceXP 0 points1 point ago

            You can enlist at age 17 with parental consent, but you cant deploy until youre 18. Considering that theres a 6 month waiting list to go to boot camp (or was when i joined) and that school takes about another 6 months, youre usually 18 by the time you begin life in the real army

            [–]broncofansam 0 points1 point ago

            To enlist in the army you have to be 17 but they wont let you go to boot camp unless you have your GED or HS diploma. So it is very difficult to join when 17.

            [–]NotHerbert 1 point2 points ago

            It's just as easy as any other time, you just need your parent's to sign. My buddy joined the national guard/ finished basic training the summer before senior year.

            [–]CzarKurczewski 0 points1 point ago

            Afghanistan is the tutorial but everyone just skips it.

            [–]fall0ut 0 points1 point ago

            actually. if you are under 18 a parent or guardian must sign a waiver for you to enter military service. and if you are under 18 a parent or guardian must buy the game for you.

            [–]dasmittyman 0 points1 point ago

            or the fact you can join and fight at 18, but not drink till your 21. So you can fire a weapon and kill but not drink. K.

            [–]TSolo315 0 points1 point ago

            So in all reality, you need to be 17 to do both, which is still pretty ridiculous.

            [–]devilcraft 0 points1 point ago

            So you can kill children all around the world at 18 but not drink until you're 21?

            [–]raegunXD 0 points1 point ago

            17 to enlist, 17 to get an r-rated game in the U.S.

            [–]slayerssceptor 0 points1 point ago

            It's 17 to enlist with parent permission and 17 to buy games. Bam

            [–]Roommates69 0 points1 point ago

            17

            [–]Longhorn_Lapis 0 points1 point ago

            Because they don't want you to go off and....shoot..people.

            Well shit.

            [–]rbcIII 0 points1 point ago

            Why can you be in the army and die for your country at 18 but can't have a beer?

            [–]HerpReynolds 0 points1 point ago

            I may be opening a whole new can of worms here, but my limited Call of Duty experience consists of 12-year-olds.

            [–]neotheism 0 points1 point ago

            I joined in 93...at 17..but had to finish high school first. I have some recruiter friends. As it stands right now...you have to have a high school diploma/equivalent and be 17 (with parents permission) to join. Last I checked. This stuff does change frequently. Right now with numbers so high...it is not easy for people to get in like it was in 2001-2008.

            [–]Asyumara 0 points1 point ago

            I'm ARNG. It's 17 (assuming USA of course).

            I can vouch for this. I was split op for the Army. Joined when I was 17 with my mom's signature and went to basic at Fort Benning during Junior year and 13B school at Fort Sill after High School graduation. I was mobilized for a deployment right after I got back from AIT (I was currently 18) and deployed a couple months after.

            Damn that was 6 years ago now that I think about it. Time flies when you get older.

            [–]Stevoh 0 points1 point ago

            If you are referring to the ESRB rating of M, is that not age 17+?

            [–]theDudeRules 0 points1 point ago

            Whose ARMY are you joining? In the US, you must be 18, or 17 with a parent's permission.

            [–]mbluhm36420 0 points1 point ago

            Actually u have to be 17 to play a rated M game not 18

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