age limit for enlisting
To be eligible for enlistment in the Army or Army Reserve, an individual must be an American citizen or lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence [10 United States Code, Section 3253(c), 8253(c)]. To serve as an Enlisted Sailor, you must be no older than 34 but at least 17 years old. If you are not yet 18, you must have parental consent. To serve as an Officer, you must be no older than 35 but at least 19 years old depending on the program desired. 1 To join as an Officer, you cannot be younger than 18 or older than 34 years of age.  To join as a healthcare, law or ministry professional, you cannot be younger than 18 or older than 48 years of age. Unless you're entering as an Officer through certain college options programs (namely the Naval Academy or NROTC), if you have never served in the military you will need to attend an Officer training course – Officer Candidate School (OCS) or Officer Development School (ODS) – depending upon your background. The unemployment rate generally (and specifically the youth unemployment rate clearly) identifies the level of competition that the military recruiters face with employers. As the unemployment rates continue to trend toward full employment (5 percent), recruiting the best qualified becomes more difficult. QMA - Qualified Military Available. QMA is the total 17- to 24-year-old youth population (28.8M), not including institutionalized and those in military service, minus unauthorized immigrants and minus non-HSDG (High School Diploma Graduate) not enrolled in high school or an equivalency program. 1 To enlist, you cannot be younger than 17 (18 for GED holders) or older than 39 years of age. 2  To join as an Officer, you cannot be younger than 18 or older than 34 years of age.  To join as a healthcare, law or ministry professional, you cannot be younger than 18 or older than 48 years of age. 1 To enlist, you cannot be younger than 17 (18 for GED holders) or older than 39 years of age.  To join as an Officer, you cannot be younger than 18 or older than 34 years of age. The maximum enlistment age is 35. Those individuals with no prior military service enlisting in the active Army must enter active duty or ship to training prior to their 35th birthday, and if enlisting in the Army Reserve, must access prior to their 35th birthday. The Navy Reserve cannot assist with the immigration process. To be eligible, you must enlist prior to the expiration date on your green card. To be a commissioned Officer in the Navy Reserve, you must be a native or naturalized U.S. citizen. You must also meet the mental, moral and physical standards for Navy service.
No older than 34 but at least 17 years old.