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> Children Recruited in the USA: ’Enlistment bonuses’ offered to 14 yr olds

21 April 2005, 14:57

This "news article" is definitely a hoax. The youngest you can be to enlist in the U.S. Army or Army Reserve is 17 years old, and only with parental consent. Otherwise, you must be at least 18 years old.
Douglas Smith, Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Army Recruiting Command, Fort Knox, KY