Reply #9: Actually, she didn't "order" him to do so...

[Mithras61]

At a hearing last week, his attorney told Judge Sara Sheldon Sperrazza that Guerra wanted to join the Army but couldn't if he was on probation. The judge offered Guerra the chance to follow through, but warned that if he didn't enlist within 30 days he would be arrested and sentenced to jail.

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'A judge can't order someone to join the Army, but she can decline to impose a sentence if conditions are met, said Guerra's attorney, Matthew P. Pynn. "We do that with misdemeanors all the time," he said.

Actually, the judge merely allowed him to follow through on his stated desire with the condition that if he didn't, he would have to do the jail time associated with the crime.