[Myrddin]

When I visited my son last weekend in San Diego, I stopped by El Cajon Gun Exchange. One of the employees is a retired Marine sniper. He's 60 years old. He actually volunteered his services if needed.

Like you, I can nail a chicken at several hundred yards. I never served in the military, but I've made multiple deliveries of software to unfriendly places on behalf of the military as a DoD contractor. At 46, I'm out of shape and "ineligible". If necessary, either of those deficiencies can be fixed.

My son will be driving a HumVee outfitted as a rescue ambulance. He'll be standing watches behind a .50 cal machine gun. It's going to be an unpleasant exercise in growing up.

[Indie]

After 9/11 I volunteered to every branch, even the reserves. The recruiters all loved my spunk but every one gave me the same answer: "At 45, you're too old to enlist."
I say tell it to my bullets!! At least I and hopefully you too...are locked and loaded and ready to take out any self-appointed ministers of Jihad over in the US if they get any ideas. Keep them with you. They don't do any good locked up at home.
God bless our troops and our President, his family and staff!!

[DoughtyOne]

My only problem is at this point I'd be in danger of not pulling my own weight, to watch someone else's back. That's all that would impact my decision. I'm 51.

[Eagle Eye]

At 46, I'm out of shape and "ineligible

I, too, am too old and fat to lead infantry troops anymore, but when offered a job supporting a military base here in the Persian Gulf area, I jumped on it. So, crazy or not, here I am.