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26 Jun 2006 05:30:25 PM |
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Army Raises Maximum Enlistment Age |
http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,102539,00.html
Army Raises Maximum Enlistment Age
Stars and Stripes | By Lisa Burgess | June 23, 2006
ARLINGTON, Va. ? For the second time in six months, the Army is raising
the maximum enlistment age for new recruits, this time from 40 to 42,
recruiting officials announced Wednesday.
The increase to age 42 applies to both men and women, and older
applicants are eligible for the same enlistment bonuses and other
incentives available to any other applicant, according to Julia Bobick,
a spokesman for the Army?s Recruiting Command at Fort Knox, Ky.
Adding an additional two years to the entry limit ?expands the
recruiting pool, provides motivated individuals an opportunity to serve,
and strengthens the readiness of Army units,? Bobick said.
Nevertheless, the Army is not expecting an influx of Americans older
than 40 who will be eager to don a uniform full-time, she said.
?We don?t anticipate that this is going to give us a lot more
enlistments,? Bobick said. ?It?s a way to give [older] individuals on
opportunity to serve if they want to do so.?
Congress gave all of the services permission to raise the maximum age
for recruits from 35 to 42 in the fiscal 2006 defense budget
authorization.
Only the Army, which has been struggling with recruiting in the face of
ongoing deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan, decided to take advantage
of the extension, with the age increase applying to the active Army, the
Army Reserve and National Guard.
Although Army officials always intended to raise the bar to the 42-year
limit set by Congress, they began by taking an ?interim step? and
increasing the limit just to age 40, Bobick said.
The reason for that was because officials decided individuals over that
age would require additional cardiovascular checkups and other medical
tests, and ?we needed time to work out the details? of how the tests
would be conducted, Bobick said.
In addition to the extra medical screening, applicants over age 40 will
be expected to meet all of the regular Army eligibility standards for
entry, including passing physical fitness standards, Bobick told Stars
and Stripes by telephone Thursday.
Even with the 40-year age limit in place, the Army has gained more than
1,000 new soldiers that would not have been allowed to join before
January, she said.
The active Army has gained a total of 389 individuals older than age 35
since the age limit was lifted, while the Army Reserve has gained 696
soldiers over the age of 35, Bobick said.
The Army Recruiting Command does not keep recruiting statistics for the
Army National Guard, Bobick said.
The maximum age to enlist in the Air Force and Marine Corps remains 27,
with some exceptions in the Marines for individuals up to 29 years old.
The Navy?s maximum is age 35.
Copyright 2006 Stars and Stripes.
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shove a wooden cross up their arses and rotate
at a high rate of speed. I trust you'll
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| User: "johac" |
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| Title: Re: Army Raises Maximum Enlistment Age |
27 Jun 2006 01:33:03 AM |
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In article <9tn0a25n2rj0r9k802528nu0u3c2eapiln@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,102539,00.html
Army Raises Maximum Enlistment Age
Stars and Stripes | By Lisa Burgess | June 23, 2006
ARLINGTON, Va. ? For the second time in six months, the Army is raising
the maximum enlistment age for new recruits, this time from 40 to 42,
recruiting officials announced Wednesday.
They're getting desperate. I wonder how long it will take them to get to
my age (66)?
--
John Hachmann aa #1782
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities"
-Voltaire
Contact - Throw a .net over the .com
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| User: "satyr" |
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| Title: Re: Army Raises Maximum Enlistment Age |
28 Jun 2006 12:05:56 AM |
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On Mon, 26 Jun 2006 23:33:03 -0700, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
In article <9tn0a25n2rj0r9k802528nu0u3c2eapiln@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,102539,00.html
Army Raises Maximum Enlistment Age
Stars and Stripes | By Lisa Burgess | June 23, 2006
ARLINGTON, Va. ? For the second time in six months, the Army is raising
the maximum enlistment age for new recruits, this time from 40 to 42,
recruiting officials announced Wednesday.
They're getting desperate. I wonder how long it will take them to get to
my age (66)?
Hey, Bush just got a new idea for Social Security reform.
--
satyr #1953
Chairman, EAC Church Taxation Subcommittee
Director, Gideon Bible Alternative Fuel Project
Supervisor, EAC Fossil Casting Lab
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| User: "johac" |
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| Title: Re: Army Raises Maximum Enlistment Age |
28 Jun 2006 11:39:08 PM |
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In article <8g34a2p8mqj4obd8jj49ge3gd801tb5j38@4ax.com>,
satyr <RsEaMtOyVrE@infidels.org> wrote:
On Mon, 26 Jun 2006 23:33:03 -0700, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
In article <9tn0a25n2rj0r9k802528nu0u3c2eapiln@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,102539,00.html
Army Raises Maximum Enlistment Age
Stars and Stripes | By Lisa Burgess | June 23, 2006
ARLINGTON, Va. ? For the second time in six months, the Army is raising
the maximum enlistment age for new recruits, this time from 40 to 42,
recruiting officials announced Wednesday.
They're getting desperate. I wonder how long it will take them to get to
my age (66)?
Hey, Bush just got a new idea for Social Security reform.
Oh no! Please don't give the little twit any ideas. I don't want to have
to go to Baghdad to collect my check!
--
John Hachmann aa #1782
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities"
-Voltaire
Contact - Throw a .net over the .com
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| User: "Mike Painter" |
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| Title: Re: Army Raises Maximum Enlistment Age |
29 Jun 2006 12:36:22 AM |
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johac wrote:
In article <8g34a2p8mqj4obd8jj49ge3gd801tb5j38@4ax.com>,
satyr <RsEaMtOyVrE@infidels.org> wrote:
On Mon, 26 Jun 2006 23:33:03 -0700, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
In article <9tn0a25n2rj0r9k802528nu0u3c2eapiln@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,102539,00.html
Army Raises Maximum Enlistment Age
Stars and Stripes | By Lisa Burgess | June 23, 2006
ARLINGTON, Va. ? For the second time in six months, the Army is
raising the maximum enlistment age for new recruits, this time
from 40 to 42, recruiting officials announced Wednesday.
They're getting desperate. I wonder how long it will take them to
get to my age (66)?
Hey, Bush just got a new idea for Social Security reform.
Oh no! Please don't give the little twit any ideas. I don't want to
have to go to Baghdad to collect my check!
It's better than being invited to go hunting with the VP.
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| User: "johac" |
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| Title: Re: Army Raises Maximum Enlistment Age |
29 Jun 2006 11:44:06 PM |
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In article <qFJog.74088$4L1.15032@newssvr11.news.prodigy.com>,
"Mike Painter" <mddotpainter@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
johac wrote:
In article <8g34a2p8mqj4obd8jj49ge3gd801tb5j38@4ax.com>,
satyr <RsEaMtOyVrE@infidels.org> wrote:
On Mon, 26 Jun 2006 23:33:03 -0700, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
In article <9tn0a25n2rj0r9k802528nu0u3c2eapiln@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,102539,00.html
Army Raises Maximum Enlistment Age
Stars and Stripes | By Lisa Burgess | June 23, 2006
ARLINGTON, Va. ? For the second time in six months, the Army is
raising the maximum enlistment age for new recruits, this time
from 40 to 42, recruiting officials announced Wednesday.
They're getting desperate. I wonder how long it will take them to
get to my age (66)?
Hey, Bush just got a new idea for Social Security reform.
Oh no! Please don't give the little twit any ideas. I don't want to
have to go to Baghdad to collect my check!
It's better than being invited to go hunting with the VP.
Uh. On second thought I'd feel safer with the Iraqis. :-)
--
John Hachmann aa #1782
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities"
-Voltaire
Contact - Throw a .net over the .com
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