They do have minds of their own and are able to use them, despite your trite little comment.
Unless of course if they were 16 or 17 and decided, of their own free will, to go and join ISIS.....only to lose the battle and want to come home upon which the "hand wringers" would tell you that a 16 or 17 year old is not mature enough to make decisions.
Anyway, I thought this thread was going to be about who might be the new Honorary Air Commodore at Lossiemouth....