What if he's from New York City where a drivers license isn't the "right of passage" at 16 like it is most other places? He could be an honest young man from NYC doing his part to serve his country. Having said that, in today's day and age, you are much better served by being safe rather than sorry.
Or maybe like the kid I went through basic with in 1983 who had never used a flush toilet before he got to the reception station.
