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.
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. For example, if you are 48, and you have 10 years of creditable service, your adjusted age is 38. In addition, the Air Force looks at your age and amount the total service time you have to make sure the individual can qualify for a 20 year retirement prior to age 60.