im thinking of joining the army but am i to old im 27 now 28 in a month some plz help?

Answer 1

Hello, Here are the age qualifications for the military! You can see you are too old, but hopefully if you are serious you won't mind some advice. First check with the Corp and see if they will grant you a waiver. If not join either the Army Reserves; Air Force Reserves; or Navy finish basic then ask to transfer to the Corp. Best of luck. God Bless you and the Southern People.


Age

One would think that age would be a simple category. One is old enough, or too old, right? Unfortunately, it doesn't quite work that way. By federal law (10 U.S.C., 510), the minimum age for enlistment in the United States Military is 17 (with parental consent) and the maximum age is 35. This is to ensure than anyone who enlists on active duty can be eligible for retirement (20 years of service) at the mandatory age of 55 (60 in some cases). However, DOD policy allows the individual services to specify the maximum age of enlistment based upon their own unique requirements. The individual services have set the following maximum ages for non-prior service enlistment:


Active Army - 42
Army Reserves - 42
Active Air Force - 27
Air Force Reserve - 34
Active Navy - 34
Naval Reserves - 39
Active Marines - 28
Marine Corps Reserve - 29
Active and Reserve Coast Guard - 27

However, prior service enlistees can receive an "age waiver." In most cases, the amount of age that can be waived depends upon the amount of time the individual previously spent in the military. For example, let's say that an individual has four years of credible military service in the Marine Corps and wants to join the Air Force. The Air Force could waive the individual's maximum enlistment age to age 31 (Maximum age of 27 for the Air Force, plus four years credible service in the Marines). For the Marine Corps, the maximum age of enlistment for prior service is 32, after computing the prior-service age adjustment.

Answer 2

OK, I wasn't even going to respond because everyone is correct, you are still young enough to join the Army. I just got off recruiting detail recently so I know that for a fact.

The only reason I'm even posting is because I need to address statements made by some guy named Tim about 10 or so posts from the top. Do you really believe the bullsh*t you are spouting? or do you normally throw out competely incorrect statistics just for fun? Based on the 2006 pay table which is actually going to be a lower amount because in about 2 weeks there is a pay raise, a basic recruit still in training in ANY service will make a total of $13.30 an hour (based on your 40 hour week). This total is computed by taking a base pay of $1178 and adding in the fact that housing and food are provided, or are paid for depending on the situation, which brings monthly entitlements to $2127 and that number continues to increase through the first year of enlistment. Secondly, according to recent statistics we have rotated almost 2 million servicemembers through the war zone and have only lost 2963 (not all of which were combat deaths) which yields a 1 in 675 casualty rate for the theater, but doesn't include the total number of people who have been in the military for the past 3.75 years, so now you are looking at more like 3.5 to 4 million service members.. the rate is better than your 1 in 1000 odds. Besides which, why do you drive a car every day? Based on traffic fatality statistics from just the Dallas Metro area a population of about 5 million people, an average of 1860 regular old civilians die in that metroplex alone every year which means going to the store in one city in America has the same fatality rate as serving in the ACTUAL combat area of an entire country. You can play stupid statistics games all day, and I'll have a counterpoint every time. Get over yourself.

Answer 3

First, report the recruiter immediately. Second, I'm an Air Force vet, but I'm for anyone serving with any branch of the military. Just do it for your own reasons, not for what someone promises you. The Internet is out there...do some research before you make your decisions. Now, for all of you ( especially S) that want to say that the Air Force is the weakest branch of the military... 1. It is responsible for 2/3 of the national security triad 2. The Gulf war was won when the first f4 "Wild Weasels" from the 35th TAC jammed the Iraqi radar sites so that the FB111 "Aardvarks" could take them out. Without that, the ground forces would have to fight for every inch they gained. 3. Forward air controllers 4. The AF PJs beat any of the other branch's elite forces hands down!

Answer 4

I gave the "thumbs up" to an answer by "Jim"

give him the best answer:

I was a career soldier: "older men", well "troops" have many advantages and some limitations.

At 28 you can be very fit, do start running, etc, do not smoke, eat crap, etc be wise.

You have many "skills" and experiences the younger soldiers do not have but in our Army you are to show respect to those in positions of authority, command above you.

I always found my older soldiers (as Airborne I do say troops a bit) often the best, sometimes well worse.

Maturity is to be assumed: no griping (bitchin) when the younger do always, you have experiences, you are expected to share and not take care of #1!

I assume you are going in as enlisted, options to become any officer, exist but will be hard: as to your age. I also do not feel strongly that being an officer is not always the best route for a career soldier. But we have "Green to Gold" programs and Warrant Officer training. You could do such.

You have to quit using such as "plz", Sir. :-)

You can be a link to your "peers" like in Basic Training and to the
cadre that train you.

But above all you will have to explain why you joined, every day,
for the first few months. If your married well your wife is also "Army Family"! Something we live and die for.

take "joy" in the most lousey order, assigment: gotta clean the Latrine! Great think of ways to better do such!

Sir you are welcome in "My Army", We will accept you. But to be a great soldier requires more than a goal but: Love of Country and a sense of Duty. It requires that you see all as "Family".

At 28 you are still "young", besides most of the teenaged recruits have "no experiences" so if honest you can help them.

When I needed a "special" soldier to do say the impossible often I turned to rural farm and ranch youth, but often in other situations well I turned to troops who came from a "hard road", hang in and your NCO's will eventually see your potential. But the Army is never an easy road.

My best to you and a sincere Good Luck!

Answer 5

Nope you are not to old. The old policy use to be you could be 32 years old...i believe now it is 39. good luck to you! After reading some of the other answers, about soldiers who are younger being in better shape.,..this might be true, but you will be required to do less situps and pushups then a younger person. It is based on your page. Also the 2 mile run you can run at a slightly slower pace then people who are say, 20 years old. The requirements physically depend on age in order to pass a PT test. Good luck to you!

Answer 6

28 is NOT too old to enlist in the Army. You will hardly be alone and there will be other new Soldiers in their late twenties and early thirties in your basic training Company.

If you follow through and enlist, you will find that your maturity and experiences will benefit you in many ways, including possibly getting faster promotions.

BUT, you have to keep an open mind and accept that you will possibly start out with persons who will have more military experience and knowledge, but possibly younger then you are, being your leaders.

Good luck and if you do enlist in the U.S Army, welcome to the worlds most powerful Army the world has ever know.

Answer 7

If you're talking about the British Army, then sorry, you are too old. The Army likes people to join up in their teens or early twenties (16-24) - sorry, but you are just too long in the tooth.

Answer 8

You are not too old. There may something else in your record they are not telling you about. But an enlistee makes what $6.00 and hour based on a 40 hour work week and they own you 24X7. You have a 1 in a 1,000 chance of being killed and a 1 in 40 of being injured or mamed for life. And there is an idiot at the helm. Why would you want to join?

Answer 9

No you're not too old if you are in good condition. Realize you'll be playing with 18-20 year olds though. I joined at 25, a near perfect physical specimen (lol) and so it was no big deal.

Answer 10

According to the army you aren't too old so go talk to a recruiter if joining is what you really want. Good luck! ;-)