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I had a great uncle, or great great uncle who enlisted into the Navy (during WWII) at 14... IIRC he tried to get out by telling his superiors he was underage and was told, tough shit, he was the one that signed up and he had to fulfill his contract.
I know there have been many underage Soldiers, especially during that time period, some have even been awareded the Medal of Honor. All of them are fraudulent enlistments, so there is that precedent.
On the inverse side of that coin, during his time, he must have chaptered someone out of the Army, a place he was not even legally eligible to be.
It is a travesty to the entire system to not throw the book at him, by the sheer violation of integrity.
The other side is the service that he has rendered for our country, and the potential he has/had to continue serving the military, it's a tremendous waste.
I know legal has a headache with 20 years of records to go through so there is all kinds of fun for everyone.
He is responsible for his own actions and must take the consequences of his choices. It's amazing how much simpler a life lived with integrity is.
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