age limit for accepting people in the military
Pentagon chief considers relaxing age restrictions for military enlistment. In a speech at his former high school today, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter said the military needs to be more flexible in order to recruit and retain quality people. ABINGTON, Pa. The general age requirement for the Navy Reserve is that you must be between the ages of 18 and 39 and be able to have 20 years of total service by age 60. Secure Prior Service Documentation. If you’ve served before and are interested in the Navy Reserve, you’ll want to get a copy of your DD 214 form and make sure the information in it is complete and correct. To obtain a copy of your DD 214, simply submit form SF-180, Request Pertaining to Military Records. You must: 1  Be a U.S. citizen or nationalized to be a Reserve or National Guard officer. 2  To enlist, you must be a U.S. citizen or a resident alien. 3  Age requirements differ between branches of service, but in general you must be between the ages of 17-42 with no prior service (NPS). Each Service has specific policies relating to dependents, but in general, the Military will not accept applicants with more than two dependents under the age of 18. Waivers can be made on a case-by-case basis. Contact a recruiter for more advice on a specific situation. The Reserve Components of the Armed Forces are: The Army National Guard of the United States, The Army Reserve, The Navy Reserve, The Marine Corps Reserve, The Air National Guard of the United States, The Air Force Reserve, and The Coast Guard Reserve. How long are people who enter the Military obligated to serve? The length of commitment depends greatly on the chosen Service, required training and a number of other variables. Military personnel may retire after 20 years of service and must retire after 30 years of service. Pentagon chief considers relaxing age restrictions for military enlistment. In a speech at his former high school today, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter said the military needs to be more flexible in order to recruit and retain quality people. Photo by Jonathan Ernst/Reuters. Be a U.S. citizen or nationalized to be a Reserve or National Guard officer. To enlist, you must be a U.S. citizen or a resident alien. Age requirements differ between branches of service, but in general you must be between the ages of 17-42 with no prior service (NPS). And in some cases, the services relaxed age restrictions, allowing older people to enlist or rejoin the military. But as the wars dragged on and suicides, sexual assaults and other bad behavior by service members spiked, military leaders began to question whether there was a link to the relaxed enlistment standards.
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