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.
For the Air Force, you must also have an AFQT score of at least 50, be between 17 and 27 years old, and have no more than two dependents. For the Army, you must be between 17 and 34, have no more than two dependents, and have a minimum AFQT score of 31.