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I’m in the US and our oldest son wanted to enlist this year when he turned 18. Power to him for wanting to serve the country and help protect us, but he barely knows how to do basic adult shit. And not bc we don’t teach them, he just doesn’t get it sometimes or care enough to do things right. And he wanted to throw himself on the frontlines. We were terrified for him. Luckily he changed his mind.
Enlistment should begin at 21.
How the hell was 18 years not enough for you to teach him to adult? Infantilization of young adults needs to STOP.
You’re right. But to be honest, my previous comment was a bit harsh and exaggerated bc of some stuff going on rn. He’s smart and capable of a lot. He knows what it means to be an adult. I meant it more in the sense that just because someone turns 18, doesn’t mean they’re ready for all aspects of the “real world” from the get go. In our young adult years we do stupid shit and make bad decisions as we figure it out. There’s a learning process. Even in my age I still learning and figuring out.
Hence my opinion that 18 is too young to serve in the military.