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United Kingdom – 18 (voluntary; age 16 with parental consent; age 17 for admission to an officer program; Nepalese citizens can join the Brigade of Gurkhas at age 17) United States – 18 (voluntary registration), 18 (voluntary service; age 17 with parental consent), 17 (compulsory militia service under 10 U.S. Code § 246) [3]
In 1909, Navy regulations were changed so that the minimum age for enlistment was raised to 17 with parental permission and 18 without. Recruits enlisted under age 18 served until they reached age 21 at which point, they could be discharged or, if they chose, re-enlist for four years.
Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, he enlisted in the United States Navy from Houston, Texas on August 15, 1942, at the age of 12. [3] His case was similar to that of Jack W. Hill , who was granted significant media attention due to holding service number one million during World War II, but later was discovered to have lied about his age ...
The Navy is the only service that will enlist a percentage of individuals who score 30 or lower (on a 100-point scale) on the AFQT, known as “category recruits.” The sea force isn’t the only ...
The Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) is the senior enlisted person in the Navy, appointed by the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) to serve as a spokesperson to address the issues of enlisted personnel to the highest positions in the Navy. The MCPON is the senior enlisted advisor to the Chief of Naval Operations and Chief of Naval ...
The record holder for the longest enlisted service is Chief Torpedoeman Harry Simond Morris (1887-1975), who entered the U.S. Navy at age 15 as an apprentice boy, and served for 55 years of continuous service, a record that cannot be surpassed under current regulations.
Lappert, a 2014 Pymatuning Valley High School graduate, joined the Navy six years ago. Today Lappert serves as a boatswain's mate. "I originally wanted to join the National Guard to be able to ...
Belgian Armed Forces – Any citizen of a country of the European Union within the age of 18 to 34 (33 for officers) is eligible to join the forces. [6] [7] [8] Bolivia. Foreign nationals resident in Bolivia at conscription age are permitted to join the armed forces, which simplifies their naturalization process. [9]