Amanda Hansbrough answered question 12/21/2008 I Want To Join The Army, But Can't Because Parents Won't Sign Me In, What Can I Do? Hey, you can wait until your 18, then you don't need parent consent. You have to wait until your 17 to go to BCT anyway, so you will only be a year behind. But there are people that don't even join until they are 19 and older.