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Army raises enlistment age to 42, removes waiver for marijuana possession (taskandpurpose.com)

submitted 5 days ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/usa@lemmy.ml

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[–] Chippys_mittens@lemmy.world 23 points 5 days ago (5 children)

What's the max draft age tho?

[–] procrastitron@lemmy.world 28 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Below 45

I.E. eligible for the draft until your 45th birthday.

EDIT: The special skills draft for health care professionals is up to 54.

[–] mkwt@lemmy.world 19 points 5 days ago

Whatever it is now doesn't matter, because they will completely rewrite the laws if they ever actually do a draft

[–] jaykrown@lemmy.world 11 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It doesn't matter, because we're never going. Even if they try to implement the draft, myself and millions of other will cause disorder.

[–] BeardededSquidward@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I'll die over here first long before I go overseas.

[–] Ravell@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 days ago

I'd sooner risk my life trying to kill the people trying to draft me, than I would anyone in Iran.

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 12 points 5 days ago

There is no draft.
Yet.

[–] Jaegeras@piefed.social 1 points 3 days ago

Doesn't matter if it is going to be raised arbitrarily. I predict we'll top age 55. That literally means they expect you to be in the military for life, just about.