From the article: United States Military Enlistment Standards
Not everyone qualifies for military enlistment. The military has many enlistment standards, and if one doesn't meet those standards, they don't qualify for enlistment, unless the military grants a waiver. Share Your Reason
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- Find it a little discouraging that my past marijuana use would disqualify me when I'm just trying to turn my life around and make something of myself. Oh well.
- —Guest ss
Alecia swejkoski
- Why do we have to wait 1-2 years possibly more before I can enlist? I can give full custody to my mother-in-law now, and I would like to get it started now.
- —Guest Alecia Swejkoski
Can he re-enlist
- My husband served honorably from age 18 to 24. He is now 47 and unemployed for a year due to no fault of his. Can he re-enlist?
- —Guest Wife of unemployed former Navy enlisted
High Standards Are Good But...
- People who are just above the age should be allowed to serve if they are able to meet the same standards as other younger members. There are some older people that are in better shape than most teens. On the other hand, I understand that they cannot allow someone who is 65 to join.
- —Guest Andrew
What i thank
- Personaly i thank i should be able to enlist at what ever age as long as u can pass basic
- —Guest Daniel smith
Older is better soldier.
- I am 43 years old and in EXCELLENT shape. I am an MMA fighter and can crush the skull of most 20 something year olds with my bare hands. I am also a fire arms expert, and have been nationally ranked in long distance rifle competition.. I have a masters degree in Mathematics.... but I am too old to serve???!!! are you kidding me? Do you know why we have embarrassing incidents in which our soldiers video tape themselves desecrating enemy corpses and doing all kinds of idiotic stuff that only serves to make our enemies more determined?? Because THEY ARE KIDS!!!! Remove the age limits. Older (healthy) people in their 40s and 50s are now competing in the Olympics for crying out loud!!! Let GROWN UPS serve. It will be a better, stronger, US Armed Forces.
- —Guest Guest Ig
We should follow israels lead
- They serve in the military in israel until they are sixty and most are fit. The age limit should be accompanied witha physical and if you can hack it go. financial situations, if your willing to correct them you should be able to enlist or reenlist. Everyone who joins or want to should be given a chance never know might find that diamond in the rough.
- —Guest Thai
want to reinlist
- I got a felony after serving in the Army and want to reinlist.
- —Guest joel
Too tough
- If someone trying to do the right thing why not let them ?
- —Guest Autum
discrimination
- interesting to see how easily we all acknowledge age discrimination, but discrimination on the basis of race seems to bring out the worst in all of us, and so we're very reluctant to acknowledge that it exists and inhibits our progress, depending on what race we happen to be members of.
- —Guest Huusker
may you all fulfill your dreams!
- whatever the case, the military should be licking its fingers to enlist all of the people who would like to serve and are willing to go and fight in wars. as the number of options and alternatives to take up occupations outside of the military continues to grow for all Americans, far fewer people will turn to the military as a means of employment, and goodness knows we'll never resort to a draft when things get serious, because no stone is left unturned when even the wealthiest and most powerful among us are called to serve. nevertheless, good luck to all of you who have a burning desire to serve your country in a military capacity- i hope that everything works out for you as you are hoping it will.
- —Guest Huusker
Matt
- Im 45 and want to enlist.. To tough. I would love to serve in the marnies on any level. But I'm to old? Bull!!
- —Guest Matt
Age aint nothing but a number
- Given the fact that when wars start now and will more than likely continue, i don't think we should be limited to the age as to when you can no longer serve your country. The enemy does'nt care, now i'm not saying someone over there should be an age cutoff, but I think under 45 is kinda crazy.
- —Guest dut40ch
why wouldnt i want to?
- i am 40, i was faced with a tough choice at 37, i started a family very early so the military wasn't a good choice for me ( would have done wonders for my character and wish now i had joined) at 37, all 3 of my children had graduated high school and in college or being productive citizens (starting families and working). I raised my family by 37 and had been in construction pretty much my entire young life. i went to Jr. college at 28, received my associates degree, then on to a bachelors degree. construction i had many years of experience and made good/decent enough money in so stayed in it even though i went to university for computer science then computer engineering for stability (family) reasons. Now at 37 we are fighting a war on 2 fronts and the age requirements began to climb, by the time i had made up my mind to join or at least give it a serious look it had risen (again only by what the U.S. Army told me) to 45. at the Tulsa state fair i started gathering info. i had no reas
- —Guest ayearlate
Tried cannabis
- I just graduated from school,ive been wanting to join but have smoked cannabis,i have no criminal record,no health or depression issues,because ive smoked marijuana keep out of the marine corps?
- —Guest George
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