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Originally Posted by Xaccers
But they are considered responsible or adult enough to drive, or sign up to the military forces.
So what exactly is your point?
You're still a child until you're able to buy booze?  |
I also think that 16 is far too young to get a driving licence in the USA.
The point is that there are many landmarks in going from adolecence to adulthood. You think that an 18/19 year old is adult and mature enough to go fight in a war whereas I don't. Signing up is not a problem but I think they need a good 5 years training and growing up at home before they are put in a war zone to make mistakes. At 18/19 I don't think they can possibly have had enough training and are not only a risk to themselves but also to their older fellow soldiers in the field.
It is a perfectly valid point of view and if you still don't get it then I doubt that I can help you anymore.