Pentagon wants to raise age limit for recruits (35 to 42)

[brettdale]

http://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/07/22/army.recruiting.reut/index.html


WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Faced with major recruiting problems sparked by troop deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Pentagon has asked Congress to raise the maximum age for U.S. military enlistees from 35 to 42 years old.

Pentagon wants to raise age limit for recruits

[cssmall]

1. Let's just make it available from ages 16 to death. . .

You know, the whole country in the military, everyone being brainwashed into this whole fucking attitude of bravdo and machismo. But, a' course, a women folk gotta stay home for good, they's gotta cooks us some dinner and take care a' all'em babies we got. :sarcasm:

Next thing you know, they're going to be handing out polearms and chainmail jerkins and declaring the we have been conscripted in the name of the King or whatever.

[Shallah Kali]

2. Good - now more of the 101 Fighting Keyboardists can personally fight

the war they so dearly wanted! Ditto for pro-war politicans around the country. Imagine for a moment if the politicans were asked why they haven't resigned and gone off to personally support the troops by being one :evilgrin:

[TheFarseer]

3. why don't we go up to 55

like the South about september 1864? This is ridiculous. We've got to decide what we want to do. The time for half measures is quickly coming to an end. We either have to start the draft, train the hell out of some Iraqi soldiers, or cut bait and leave the Iraqis to kill each other. Those are the choices I see at this point. Gleaning the few dozen recruits that this policy would get is NOT a solution. But don't believe me now. Believe me when this has no impact on our recruiting goals.

[Kazak]

4. What do Bush voters need?

A written invitation?

[wli]

5. sorry, they're recruiting Democrats for the front line

They wouldn't want to waste a Republifascist vote now, would they?

[oasis]

6. Okay, let's say I'm 42, I've lived this long without being stupid. Jenna,

Barbara and George P. Bush are the perfect age for the armed services.

Geroge W. urged folks to join not too long ago.

[TWiley]

7. Well, the war movies have stars who are 35 to 42.

Why not make "reality" more realistic?

This reminds me of the end of WWII when the NAZI's recruited children and old men to defend the Fatherland.

That last ditch effort did not stop the Motherland from slapping the shit out of them.

[Eric J in MN]

8. Will people over 35 be expected to march as many miles and

do as many push-ups as the younger recruits?