3.24.2005
Army Eases Age Limit For Guard, Reserve (WashingtonPost.com)
Recruiting Move Hikes Cutoff to 39
Associated Press
Wednesday, March 23, 2005; Page A13
The Army is tapping into a new pool of potential recruits for the National Guard and the Army Reserve by raising the maximum enlistment age from 34 to 39, officials said yesterday.
The move, described as a three-year test program, is designed to help the Guard and the Reserve meet their recruitment goals when the Iraq war and other pressures are discouraging young people from joining.
The Guard missed its recruiting goal for 2004, and both the Guard and the Reserve are lagging behind their goals so far this year.
The age ceiling for the regular Army is set by law at 34.
(More ... Army Eases Age Limit For Guard, Reserve (washingtonpost.com)) ¶ 08:13
Associated Press
Wednesday, March 23, 2005; Page A13
The Army is tapping into a new pool of potential recruits for the National Guard and the Army Reserve by raising the maximum enlistment age from 34 to 39, officials said yesterday.
The move, described as a three-year test program, is designed to help the Guard and the Reserve meet their recruitment goals when the Iraq war and other pressures are discouraging young people from joining.
The Guard missed its recruiting goal for 2004, and both the Guard and the Reserve are lagging behind their goals so far this year.
The age ceiling for the regular Army is set by law at 34.
(More ... Army Eases Age Limit For Guard, Reserve (washingtonpost.com)) ¶ 08:13
