I was wondering the same thing. Her prior service probably has something to do with it. I think during the Bush Admin it was upped to age 40 for first time enlistees.
“I was wondering the same thing. Her prior service probably has something to do with it. “
Yes prior service is part of the answer. It is all based upon the age of 60. Can you get in 20 years of service before age 60. That is where the age 39 comes from as a cut off for enlistment. Prior service is counted as time served, so it looks like she will serve for 9 more years, before reaching her 60th birthday and mandatory separation.
No, they raised it to 42.