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  In most legal systems, one becomes a legal adult on a particular birthday when they reach the  age of majority  (usually between 12 and 21), and reaching age-specific milestones confers particular rights and responsibilities. At certain ages, one may become eligible to leave  full-time education , become subject to  military conscription  or to enlist in the military, to  consent to sexual intercourse , to  marry  with  parental consent , to marry without parental consent, to  vote , to run for elected office, to legally purchase (or consume)  alcohol  and  tobacco  products, to purchase  lottery  tickets, or to obtain a  driver's licence . The  age of majority  is the age when minors cease to legally be considered children and assume control over their persons, actions, and decisions, thereby terminating the legal control and legal responsibilities of their parents or guardians over an...