Registered: August 19, 2007
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my boyfriend is 25 years old. im 17 and hes asked me to marry him. my parents already said yes. its just hes in the military and i was wondering if the military marriage laws are different then civilian marriage laws help me please. thanks
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Registered: June 09, 2008
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quote: Originally posted by Kharybdis:
This thread is nearly a year old. You don't need to help; they've already married and divorced by now.
oh...haha i dont check the dates on these things..
-gaby [There are two great days in a person's life - the day we are born and the day we discover why. -William Barclay]
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Registered: April 15, 2003
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This thread is nearly a year old. You don't need to help; they've already married and divorced by now.
Those who profess to favor freedom and yet depreciate agitation are men who want crops without plowing up the ground, they want rain without thunder and lightning. They want the ocean without the roar of its many waters. Frederick Douglass
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Registered: June 09, 2008
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thats so cute!! ..im sorry though I dont know how to help.
-gaby [There are two great days in a person's life - the day we are born and the day we discover why. -William Barclay]
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Registered: August 16, 2007
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hes in the military and i was wondering if the military marriage laws are different then civilian marriage laws
Yes military laws are different. Now im not sure what state he is in, but as long as the state laws approve then I believe 16 is the youngest. But keep in mind how hard it is to survive in a military marriage. I am in the military and I would say that about 70% of young married couples end in divorce. Im not saying it cant be done, Im just saying make sure you are ready for what you are about to get into. Its a lot harder than you might thing. I would advise you guys to take some kind of pre-marriage counseling. good luck and remeber marriage is forever.
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Registered: May 07, 2003
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To be completely frank, the best thing to do would be to wait until you're 18. You would save yourself an awful lot of bureaucratic hassle. In the meantime, I would recommend you watch the TV show Army Wives on Lifetime on Sunday nights. My cousin is in the Marines, and according to his wife, it's pretty accurate...
"Never doubt that a small group of committed people can change the world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has." --Margaret Mead
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Registered: August 17, 2001
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So I've asked two people-- one pre-law and one in the navy. The pre-law person says the age of consent for military is 16. However, the person in the navy says that it's 18, and you have to get marriages approved. The best thing to do is to have your boyfriend talk to his superiors and find out what it is.
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