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  • Army raises enlistment age to 42, removes waiver for marijuana possession

    03/24/2026 4:12:31 PM PDT · by T.B. Yoits · 45 replies
    Task & Purpose ^ | 3/24/2026 | Patty Nieberg
    New recruiting rules bump the age limit for recruits from 35 to 42. Easing restrictions on a single marijuana possession conviction “accounts for changes in society,” one expert said. The Army’s previous limit was 35, though exceptions are occasionally made. The higher age limit brings the Army in line with other services’ limits of 41 in the Navy and 42 in the Air Force and Space Force, Kate Kuzminski, who studies military recruiting for the Center for a New American Security, told Task & Purpose. Army recruiting officials have noted in recent years that the average age of recruits is...