I’m confused. Isn’t there a no-exceptions age limit for the Army?
I think this is like infantry training that comes after boot camp and not basic training.
“Isn’t there a no-exceptions age limit for the Army?”
405th Civil Affairs Battalion’s Las Vegas detachment is not an army unit, it is reserves. To enlist, you must be a U.S. citizen or a resident alien. Age requirements differ between branches of service, but in general you must be between the ages of 17-35 with no prior service. The Army reserves are 35 max. They did experiment with 42, but that was not extended.
After serving until 2009, he once again hung up his uniform, prior Army and Marines. He came back this year, according to the release, because he’s two years shy of earning a military retirement pension.
The only thing I can possibly think could get him back in at his age would be an emergency career shortage in that MOS. But I’m sure they could have used palace balance to get that fixed without “bending” rules to get someone back so they could get the last 2+ years in to get their retirement. More like he knew someone. So unless there is something in the regs I don’t know about, this article from Military.com is a little embarrassing.
rwood
Policies are not laws, so there can always be exceptions.