The current maximum enlistment age was 35. It's about to move back.

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Army infantry recruits tackle the confidence course on Fort Benning, Georgia. (Christopher Hurd/U.S. Army) In a sweeping change to ...

The United States Army announced last month that it would raise the maximum age at which Americans can enlist from 35 to 42 years to expand its pool of eligible candidates amid recruiting challenges ...

Here’s another chance to “Be all that you can be,” if you missed it the first time around. In a sweeping change aimed at boosting its ranks, the Army has announced it’s raised the maximum age for ...

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U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth administers the oath of re-enlistment -Credit:Getty Images The Army has raised its maximum enlistment age to 42 as anxiety grows over a possible military draft ...