whens the soonest a 17 year old can sign to join the army without their parents authorization?

Question

im thinking when they turn 18 but i thought i heard one time that they could sign a couple weeks before their 18th birthday...

Answer 1

Can Sign Up Now For DEP (Delayed Entry Program) If Your Local Recruiter Offers One or Start Paperwork. Can Go To Basic Training Before 18th Birthday But Must Be 18 At Time Of Graduation. See Source.

2–3. Age
a. Applicant is eligible for enlistment if applicant is not less than 18 years of age and has not reached his or her
42nd birthday, or is not less than 17 years of age and has not reached their 18th birthday and the DD Form 1966
parental/guardian consent for enlistment has been completed. All NPS Regular Army and RC applicants must enlist
and ship prior to their 42nd birthday and be eligible for regular or non-regular retirement by age 62.
(1) Recruiters will obtain parental consent for any applicant who has not reached their 18th birthday. Parental
consent may not be obtained more than 30 days prior to the 17th birthday; applicants must be 17 years of age at time
of the test, physical, and contracting into the DEP/DTP. This consent of parents or legal guardians must be in writing
before physical examination or enlistment. Enlistment is not authorized if either parent objects. However, if only one
parent is entitled to legal custody of the applicant (for example, by reason of divorce decree), then only that parent’s
consent is required. The recruiter will identify any supporting document used and indicate its identifying marks, such
as petition, file, or docket number in DD Form 1966 remarks section.
(2) If the applicant is married, legally separated, or divorced, a statement referencing the court document or
marriage license will be entered in the remarks block of the form and the applicant may be enlisted without parental
consent. Applicants must be interviewed by a commissioned officer assigned to USAREC or the ARNG and annotated
in DD Form 1966 remarks section for enlistment eligibility.
(3) Except as otherwise noted in this paragraph, both parents must generally sign the form. (An exception is that the
signature of one parent is acceptable if the other parent is deemed incapacitated, or absent at an unknown location for
an indefinite period. If only one parent signs, the reason will be explained in the remarks block of DD Form 1966. The
recruiter will state in the verification block what documents were used to verify the single signature.) One parent’s
signature is authorized if the other parent is incarcerated and will not be released prior to the applicant’s 18th birthday.
Parental consent may be obtained from an incarcerated parent, but it must be submitted through the institution’s legal
channels for notary.
(4) The signature of the parents or guardian on DD Form 1966 will be witnessed by a commissioned officer,
warrant officer, or noncommissioned officer (NCO), or civilian recruiting specialist. Otherwise, the signature must be
notarized. The recruiter will verify all entries to include supporting documents used to verify occasions when only one
signature is authorized and annotate on DD Form 1966. One parent is required to sign the medical prescreen form for
applicants under the age of 18 for medical examination.
(5) When an applicant has been made a ward of the court or under State or Federal law the applicant has been
placed in the control and custody of other than the natural parents(s), then the agency (normally a case worker) or the
court appointed custodial agency will be required to complete the DD Form 1966 parental consent section and provide
a certified copy of the court document awarding such custody.
(6) Emancipated applicants may enlist without parental consent, provided they have a certified court document
declaring their emancipation. The recruiter will identify any supporting document used and indicate its identifying
marks, such as, petition, file, or docket number in DD Form 1966 remarks section.
b. Documents and procedures used to verify eligibility include—
(1) Birth certificate.
(2) INS Form N–550/551/570 Naturalization Certificate.
(3) USCIS Form N–560 or N–561 (Certificate of United States Citizenship).
(4) U.S. passport.
(5) DD Form 372 (Request for Verification of Birth).
(6) Department of State (DS) Form 1350 (Certification of Birth).
(7) Foreign Service (FS) Form 545 (Certification of Birth Abroad of U.S. Citizen).
(8) FS Form 240 (Counsular Report of Birth Abroad).
(9) Tribal card (not expired) or letter from tribal council for American Indians born in Canada under the Jay Treaty.
(10) Foreign Passport (unexpired).

Answer 2

18

Answer 3

The soonest a 17 year old can sign up without parental consent is 365/366 days after their 17th birthday.

Answer 4

when the 17 year old turns 18

Answer 5

Nope at 18.

Answer 6

on their 18th Birthday.

Answer 7

That day comes when they are seventeen no longer.

Answer 8

Register to vote first. Finish high school. Write President Bush and ask him if you can join up in his daughters outfit. When are they joining?
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Seriously, Write President Bush and invite him to attend your high school graduation. You may receive a reply that you will want to pass to children.