In Germany you need parental consent, too...But the government changed the law, so you can't join till 17.
@Kiwi
Why they couldn't join the military? At 16 they are to young for dieing and to old for driving cars. That's reality...
So long
Légionnaire
Well apart from my two are girls(twins), they are sea cadets in New Zealand, and too young for the Navy at this stage. They are required to sit and pass their School Cert, which will take them into officers training, which they are heading for. They are doing well, I am very proud of them.