How old was Phil?
Two years from being of age back then. What was of age? Was she supposed to be 16?
What we have here is failure to communicate!share
At that time, one legally became of age at 21 years. During the time set of the movie, Phil was only 19, and, legally, still a minor. The fact that she was growing up and asserting herself put some obsticles in the life of Colonel Thursday, her father.