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Re:Underage Enlistment in the United States and the Confederacy by retrac on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @01:59PM (#36407940)
Canada also allows 17 year olds to be enlisted (16 for the reserves). They cannot be deployed in combat per international convention.

As I understand it, it's basically a legal historical quirk at this point; it almost never happens -- they're not qualified otherwise. Essentially all roles require secondary education and many want a college degree these days.

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Re:Underage Enlistment in the United States and the Confederacy by Fricken on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @02:42PM (#36408593)
I joined the reserves at 17 in 1994, and did ql 2/3 (Canadian basic) between my grade 11 and 12 year. They woke us up on the first morning, gave us 15 minutes to shit, shower and shave, but I had never shaved before. It was just wisps of peachfuzz on my face. The Sargeants were shaking their heads.
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