How did you become a knight in Medeival times?

Boys were trained at the age of seven or eight and were sent to live with a knight and his family. While the boy is away from home, he becomes manlier and picks up some qualities of a knight at a young age. Some examples of the qualities would be brave, tough, and strong as he leaves his family.  The boys would work as a page to begin their knight training.  A page was similar to a messenger who delivered messages.

When the young male turns fourteen, he becomes a squire for the knight.  As a squire the teenager would help the knight prepare for battle.  Also, as a squire the teenager would care for the knight’s horse.  Finally, at the age of twenty-one, the grown squire would be recognized at a special ceremony called a dubbing.  At this ceremony, a king, queen, or lord will tap a kneeling squire on the shoulder. Then the leader would tell the squire to stand up as a knight.