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Why are US Army recruits getting older?

Factors contributing to the increase in average recruit age may include economic strain, loosened restrictions on entry, and a cultural shift at the Department of Defense.
"It shows that we have experience and that we have professionalism," said one CV-TEC student about her experience in the program and learning from the U.S. Army.
WASHINGTON — The Army not only beat its recruiting goal last fiscal year by 1,000 enlistees, but it entered this year with double the number of recruits on its delayed entry roster than the year ...
WASHINGTON — The Association of the United States Army (AUSA) hosted Warfighter & Family Forum I: Relocation Readiness, a PCS Integration Forum, on Monday, Oct. 13 during the AUSA Annual Meeting in ...