Maybe the Navy can grab a number of sixteen year olds who just got their driver’s license. As they have proved they can navigate an auto that costs a few thousand dollars in a comparatively more dense environment, they can safely navigate a destroyer that cost millions.
Imagine if instead of needing to prove you could drive,you got your license by attending PC training classes? Now how would you feel about 16-year olds on the road. Still on balance the 16-year olds probably have enough common sense not to go around killing themselves, though.