Kling-on to confusion

[Meste17]

So I'm a little confused as to the Klingons and how their lifespan and stages are.

According to Memory Alpha:

"Klingon children matured far more quickly than Human children. At the age of only one Earth year, a Klingon child had the appearance a Human child had at about four. By the age of eight Earth years, a Klingon attained the maturity a Human did not reach until about age sixteen. (TNG: "Reunion"; DS9: "Sons and Daughters") Rop'ngor was a common childhood disease among Klingons. (TNG: "Up The Long Ladder") When Klingon children began growing into adults, they went through jak'tahla, a Klingon form of puberty. (Star Trek: Insurrection) Like other mammalian species, Klingon females were capable of lactating to breast-feed infants. (TNG: "A Matter Of Honor")"


So I guess Klingons start military training literally at the age of 8 Earth years or something like that?

[IanKennedy]

Basically, they're trying to explain Alexander's growth spurts. He starts out very young looking when his mother dies. Then turns into an older boy for a while and then comes back in DS9 looking very grown up.