Texsox Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 CNN.com link WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The U.S. Army, stung by recruiting shortfalls caused by the Iraq war, has raised the maximum age for new recruits for the part-time Army Reserve and National Guard by five years to 39, officials said Monday. The Army said the move, a three-year experiment, will add about 22 million people to the pool of those eligible to serve, from about 60 million now. Physical standards will not be relaxed for older recruits, who the Army said were valued for their maturity and patriotism. The Pentagon has relied heavily on part-time Army Reserve and Army National Guard soldiers summoned from civilian life to maintain troop levels in Iraq and Afghanistan. Roughly 45 percent of U.S. troops currently deployed for those wars are reservists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreye Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 QUOTE(Texsox @ Mar 23, 2005 -> 08:49 AM) CNN.com link I still can't get in on account of that lawnmower / big toe incident. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamTell Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 wow being 39 and in it still, that's twice my age. I didn't know it was 34 before either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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