MSFTisMIA
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From what I know about human development there is no magic number for when we stop being kids/teens and become adults. Some people it happens sooner and others it happens later but 25 is the average, apparently. I have no idea where they got the idea of 18 from, maybe it was an old fashioned idea or something? I never quite understood that. 21 makes even less sense, though a bit better when it comes to drinking as the brain is slightly more developed.
Developmentally, once you hit 25, you have what you have as an adult going forward. Male sexual peak it atypically at 25, women is at 40. You're registered in the supplemental draft from 18-24 automatically here in the US if you have at minimum a green card.
18 is the old fashioned idea...especially used for drafting troops (people had shorter lifespans back in the days too). 21-24 typically you're on the last legs of development into adulthood physically...
Posted Approved by Nexus 7 (2013)