To: neverdem
They should raise the age limit even higher. I know a people in their 40`s who would put a 20 year old to shame, but I guess the military isn`t looking for people just in great shape.
3 posted on
03/03/2006 10:37:36 PM PST by
Screamname
(Hillary thy demon, get out of politics... The power of Christ compels you.The power of Christ compel)
To: Screamname
needs to lose one pound to comply with the Army weight regulations of 189 pounds for a man 5 feet 10 inches. Maybe this could be fudged a bit also, boot camp will make them shed the pounds, and if they dont pass just recycle them.
To: Screamname; neverdem; Echo Talon; StarCMC; 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; All
They should raise the age limit even higher.I was a Recruiter before I came to Iraq.
The age limit of 39 is for folks with no prior service. We adjust it upwards for veterans who come back off the bench. It's possible for 46-year-olds to come home, depending on how long they were in before.
Hell, I almost brought back a 42yo fella, even using the regs before this change - he was prior USAF who wanted to go Army Guard.
I'll look for the applicable regs, if anyone asks.
10 posted on
03/03/2006 10:50:50 PM PST by
Old Sarge
(Fobbit = REMF ... how do you like me now?)
To: Screamname
Give it time. By the end of WWII, they we're drafting 50 and 60 yr olds.
16 posted on
03/03/2006 11:08:31 PM PST by
philetus
(Keep doing what you always do and you'll keep getting what you always get.)
To: Screamname
yeah, the army has weird recruiting requirement with age Political Correctness ... & not to mention you can't go in the army if you have to take any hormonal medicine, but it is OK for the women to be on killer pills....
31 posted on
03/04/2006 2:37:57 AM PST by
JudgemAll
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To: Screamname
..."but I guess the military isn`t looking for people just in great shape."
Probably kinda hard to find a 40-something who'll take orders from a 22-year-old 2LT (or a 25-year-old CPT).
34 posted on
03/04/2006 3:22:47 AM PST by
PLMerite
("Unarmed, one can only flee from Evil. But Evil isn't overcome by fleeing from it." Jeff Cooper)
To: Screamname
They should raise the age limit even higher. I know a people in their 40`s who would put a 20 year old to shame, but I guess the military isn`t looking for people just in great shape. Why not 50's or 60's?
47 posted on
03/04/2006 8:14:26 AM PST by
A. Pole
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