Service bound

[garand4life]

For those of you who are veterans and have spent time in the service of your country... do you believe that 24 is too old to join the Army?

[Hazcat]

Nope.

To expand.  WAAAAAY back I was a drill sergeant (Army).  I had many guys your age and even older come through.  Just realize that basic training is just that, (very) basic and more about gettin yer head right than anything else.

You'll do fine.














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[m25operator]

Although this is not apples and oranges, I have 2 friends, one still in with blackwater, and he is 60ish, looks 40 and strong as an ox. The other was in the reserves and is now 55'ish, just back these last 6 months. I think they would say no, 24 is not too old.

[TSB]

Actually, I wish I'd been a little older than 18 when I enlisted.  You'll do well but remember, you make take some orders from guys or gals who are younger than you are.  It's a commitment you cannot take lightly with respect to where your gonna end up.  Afganistan or Iraq.....

Good luck young man!

tim

[Big Frank]

I signed up when I was 17 and think that 24 is a much better age to join the army. You're probably a lot more mature than the high school kids that are joining. You should better understand how the system works too. By now I'm guessing you've had at least one job and are used to geting bossed around. Being in your 20s gives you some advantages over everyone else.

[Sponsor]

[TAB]

I joined the USCG at 23... then again I went in as a officer( degree)

[Ringo]

I joined the Navy at 24 and I don't feel at all disadvantaged. I actually feel MORE comfortable than some of my counterparts because I have a little more wherewithal than some of my slightly younger counterparts. And I cope a little better with the civilian side a little better than my long-enlisted O's. So do what you feel you need to.

-R.

[Pathfinder]

My Dad was about that age when he went into the Army in WWII. Ended up flying B-17s from England.

My son is that age now, and I am trying to get him to reconsider the Marines. He has a program in mind, intelligence MOS, looks perfect for him. He was primed to go through the fast-track OCS last spring, but living with his pacifist ultra-lib brainless Mom (ex wife, thank you very much) softened his resolve. I now have him back to seriously considering it for next May, only offered once a year. Keep you fingers crossed for him, and your prayers moving to Heaven.

[tombogan03884]

Nate, I agree with with Frank, you will be more able to handle it than the kids I became a Marine at 17, if I had been a lttle more mature with more real world experience I probably would have stayed in.

I joined the USCG at 23... then again I went in as a officer( degree)

That explains a lot


Pathfinder,Tell your son "good luck" from me  (USMC  77 - 80 )

[SigShooter]

I've thought off and on about joining the Marines, but two things have stood in my way. One, I would only join if I were basically guarranteed a path to becoming an officer (ie, I need to get a bachlor's degree). I just don't want to be less than a Lt, no disrespect to those whom serve or have served as enlisted men. It's time I got a job where I wasn't part of the rank and file, but rather, management. The second condition happened on Nov. 4th, when the worst possible choice for Commander-in-Chief was annointed. Nothing can be done about that for four years, and by then I'll have another career and family, so it's not likely that I'd join anyway. I wouldn't dodge a draft, though. That's for liberals