Soldier denied hotel room because he’s not yet 21
FORT MYERS, Fla. — A soldier was denied the chance to rent a hotel room in southwest Florida because he is under age 21, even though a state law waives a minimum age requirement for people with military ID cards.
The Fort Myers New-Press (http://newspr.es/2hIcJIh ) reported Tuesday that 20-year-old Army Pvt. Mason Ritums was notified that the Crestwood Suites in Fort Myers, Florida, doesn’t rent rooms to anyone under 21.
It turns out a state law was passed in 2015 specifically eliminating age requirements for anyone with identification showing they are on active duty.