Adulthood now begins at 24, say scientists as young people delay work, marriage and families

The Telegraph (UK) ^ | January 20th, 2018 | Sarah Knapton, Science Editor

[dfwgator]

[Mears]

A man in my building was on one of those LSTs———he was 17 years old———still doing pretty well-———tough generation.

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[shanover]

I was OSUT Infantry at Benning,Airborne,RIP onto Army history at 19 and I was one of the oldest. BTW,the oldest in Ranger School was 34!...America will always breed the best that she needs to protect her and her Constitution or we will bleed trying.

[GreyHoundSailor]

My whole bridge team on a CVN were ‘adolescents’ - imagine that.

[Oscar in Batangas]

So how old do you have to be to commit adultery now?

[gspurlock]

So, can we increase the voting age accordingly?

[Manuel OKelley]

A month after my 24th birthday I received in the mail a statement from social security adminnstration stating I had my 39 required quarters in

Had also been married and living on my own for many years

[bluejean]

The corrupt liberal courts can now lift the “privacy laws” for crimes committed to age 24, and protect the identities of ferals. The liberal utopian dream marches on.

[Teflonic]

I feel it was BOREDOM more than anything that drove people into marriage and family in the past. There are far too many solo options for relieving boredom nowadays.

[Gene Eric]

>> At age 24, one could be an army veteran and still see the pediatrician.

Excellent contrast.

[Spok]

“It begins at 18.”
That’s how the draft board saw it.

[vpintheak]

There you go! Can’t have it both ways!
Not trying to be funny; that would actually be a good thing in my book.

[vpintheak]

I started Basic training at 17 with a parental waiver. a trained killer by 18.
Sissified lefties can’t crawl their butts out of bed and hold down a job until 25 now huh? Pathetic.

[doorgunner69]

Fine, raise the voting age...............

[Bikkuri]

for liberals perhaps 40.

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I dunno.. how old is Pelosy? What about Sheila J. Lee?
I would put them both in the same kindergarten category...

[Trillian]

If you’re a democrat, adulthood never begins!

[crusher2013]

The real truth is that some people are adults at 13 and some never attain adult hood.

[yldstrk]

more like 34

[Myrddin]

I finished my BA in Molecular Biology at 19 and started grad school at 20. Why the snowflake generation gets to screw off until 24 makes no sense. By that time I had been married 3 years, a homeowner with a mortgage and a 2 year old son. I had two jobs as well. Pacific Telephone Toll Central Office Equipment Engineer and embedded systems instructor at Southwestern College. I had also earned a fixed wing, single engine private pilot license, FCC First Class Radiotelephone License and Amateur Radio Advanced class license.

[freepertoo]

I’m 62. Never married or had kids...does that mean I’m not yet an adult? Don’t answer!