What’s behind the US Army’s decision to raise enlistment age to 42?
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Changes in US Army enlistment standards could be an effort to boost recruitment as numbers have lagged in recent years.

The United States army announced last month that it would raise the maximum age at which Americans can enlist from 35 to 42 years to expand its pool of eligible candidates amid recruiting challenges in recent years.

An updated version of US Army Regulation 601–210, dated March 20, outlined the changes, including the elimination of rules requiring anyone with a single conviction for marijuana possession or drug paraphernalia to obtain a waiver to enlist.

The new age limit was announced during the US-Israel war on Iran, towards which young people have expressed widespread opposition.

The updated version of Army Regulation 601–210 officially takes effect on Monday, April 20.

  • Sturgist@lemmy.ca
    11·
    3 days ago

    I just turned 40 a few months ago. Luckily I’m Canadian and live in the UK, so this doesn’t affect me…however my knees and back ache just thinking about it…

    • vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works
      5·
      3 days ago

      Hell I’m 26 and my knee aches at the concept of this. I could probably ignore it but it still wouldn’t be fun.

      My knee is fucked from a badly judged jump in boy scouts when I was 14 or something, word of advice don’t blindly jump through bushes there may be a perfectly angled rock sitting there waiting to fuck you up.

      • Sturgist@lemmy.ca
        3·
        3 days ago

        word of advice don’t blindly jump through bushes there may be a perfectly angled rock sitting there waiting to fuck you up.

        Oh, you sweet summer child. There’s no “may be” about it. It’s there, yearning for blood!