â Only ticks that are attached and have finished feeding or are near the end of their meal can transmit Lyme disease. After arriving on the skin, the tick that spreads Lyme disease usually takes 24 hours before feeding begins. â Even if a tick is attached, it must have taken a blood meal to transmit Lyme disease.
All this in a period when the Air Force is the smallest and oldest since its inception in 1947. Of its roughly 5,000 aircraft, the average age is twenty-five years old. Todayâs Air Force is already struggling, and tomorrowâs is entirely at risk.
You must be between 17 and 35 years old if you have no prior military service. Age requirements for healthcare professionals and those with prior military experience vary. An Air Force Reserve recruiter can answer your age related questions more thoroughly. Note: If you have previous military service; your adjusted age must be less than 40 years. To get your adjusted age, take your chronological age, subtract actual time of service credit, and the result is your adjusted age.