Here is an article from another site that is about the Defense Department raising the maximum age of recruits.
"42-year-olds nowin Pentagon's sights
Defense Department asks Congress to raise maximum age for recruits
Posted: August 10, 2005
10:04 a.m. Eastern
© 2005 WorldNetDaily.com
As part of a package of "urgent wartime support initiatives," the Defense Department has requested that Congress raise the maximum age for military recruits to 42 for all branches of the service.
According to a report in the Army Times, the move would raise considerably the age of potential service members. Under current law, the maximum age to enlist in the active components is 35, while people up to age 39 may enlist in the reserves. By practice, the accepted age for recruits is 27 for the Air Force, 28 for the Marine Corps and 34 for the Navy and Army, although the Army Reserve and Navy Reserve sometimes take people up to age 39 in some specialties, the report stated..."
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http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=45702