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2014-12-21T00:33:46-05:00

Thanks.

Response by CW5 Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 21 at 2014 12:42 AM

2014-12-21T00:42:32-05:00

The Texas state law is that seventeen is the age of consent, so a 16-year-old could not give consent. She could marry the PV2 with her parent's permission, since she's older than fourteen.

Here's a table of the ages of consent for marriage, by state:

http://family.findlaw.com/marriage/state-by-state-marriage-age-of-consent-laws.html

Does the UCMJ impose a stricter rule on consent to marry?

State-by-State Marriage

The following is a state-by-state summary of the "age of consent" for marriage and other pertinent marriage information for the fifty states, the District of

Response by Lt Col Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 21 at 2014 12:55 AM

2014-12-21T00:55:59-05:00

I would run the question through the base JAG office for the definitive answer. I would even try to get a Memorandum for Record or email answer, just in case there is someone down the road that causes trouble. That being said, all my friends in JAG tend to err on the side of caution.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 21 at 2014 8:44 AM

2014-12-21T08:44:24-05:00

To the best of my knowledge it's 18 no matter what. The states age of consent doesn't matter.

Response by SMSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 21 at 2014 8:50 AM

2014-12-21T08:50:26-05:00

Marriage is state driven because that is who sanctions the marriage.

Response by CPT Aaron Kletzing made Dec 21 at 2014 9:14 AM

2014-12-21T09:14:27-05:00

SSG Private RallyPoint Member - I believe you would need to look at what the legal age of consent is for the state of Texas. If she is not that age, then she cannot give legal consent by herself to the proposal. She would need the consent of her parents. I don't believe UCMJ put additional restrictions on this, though I am not 100% sure.

Response by LTC Paul Labrador made Dec 21 at 2014 9:21 AM

2014-12-21T09:21:25-05:00

I believe it depends on the state they are living in. The military doesn't "marry" people. That is the pervue of the state.

Response by SPC Tyler Daniels made Dec 21 at 2014 9:33 AM

2014-12-21T09:33:18-05:00

The minimum age of consent for the military is 18, whether its girlfriend or wife. Military is a federal entity so it doesn't go by state laws. The question came up several times in my unit and and this is the response that came down from our CoC, usually via safety briefs. I don't know the regs for it though so I'm only going off the warnings we received many times.