Pi, I'm thinking that you just don't like the idea of Atton being younger than you are IRL. Lots of men join wars at crazy young ages. ESPECIALLY on the side w/o support from like the fed. govt. (think the rebs in the civil war), or, in this case, the Republic. I know that Bane was around like 4,ooo years after Revan, but I read Path of Destruction, and Drew talks a bit about the Sith's recruitment techniques, so I'm all for believing 16 isn't out of the question. And I also believe EVERYTHING that the developers say regarding THEIR characters. Or try to, anyhow.