I agree with it simply b/c at 18 you graduate high school, most are a contributing member to society with a job, etc. However drinking is 21 b/c at 18 SOME are still in high school so why should a high school student b/c legal to drink?

I agree with enlisting in the military at 18 100% simply b/c some dont know what to do with their lives. if they get out of high school and cant afford college, what should they do for 3 years till they turn 21 and can enlist? Dont say go to college b/c some enlist b/c they cant afford college, i know my husband couldnt. he served 5 yrs in the USMC and is just now going to school to get his degree b/c the military is paying for it (he paid into the GI bill). There was no way we could afford the $25,000 its going to cost for him to get his BA.

Some dont have the job skills they need, should we expect them to work fast food to pay their bills b/c everyone knows its not easy to make a living that way. The military is a good life, it takes care of the individual, who are we to say "you have to wait till you are 21. you may be out of high school and carry a diploma but you arent legally an adult?"

For my husband, he enlisted before he got out of HS and had 3 mos after graudation before he went to boot camp. we were married at 19, child at 20, and at 25 we had 3 children. Whos to say we werent old enough to have children that early or get married when we did?

I do feel that 16 to get a drivers license is fine but the rules for it need to be made firm AND enforced. if an officer sees a minor driving with someone else they should be allowed to pull them over based on appearance without any other reason other than thinking they are breaking the law. CA has staretd cracking down on the laws and i agree with it 100%.

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