Posted on 08/20/2005 5:57:28 AM PDT by AmericanMade1776
Spc. Jon Alvarez, of Baldwinsville, is entering his third week of basic training as the designated leader of his platoon, Army recruiters said.
Alvarez, 39, departed Syracuse on Aug. 2 for basic training at Fort Jackson, S.C., as the oldest new Army Reserve recruit in Central New York, taking advantage of an Army rule change in March that raised the age limit to enlist from 34 to 39.
Alvarez, a staunch defender of the Bush administration's anti-terrorism policies and a supporter of U.S. troops, has angered some readers of The Post-Standard with his in-your-face views. He has hung in effigy filmmaker Michael Moore, accused those who criticize the military of treason and sponsored a contest to build a papier-mache pig using pages of the Quran.
But Alvarez also has his fans. Before leaving for basic training, he became a regular co-host of "The Bill Colley Show," from 5 to 9 a.m. Fridays on WFBL-AM (1390) Talk Radio.
"He did amazing on his (physical fitness) test," said Sgt. David M. McDougall at the Army Recruiting Station in Mattydale.
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HOOAH!!
re: raised the age limit to enlist from 34 to 39
Let me know when it reaches 64!
He is.
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