US Army Increases Max Enlistment Age

By Cullen McCue

The service has raised the maximum enlistment age to 42, up from 35, allowing older Americans to sign up for the Regular Army, the Army National Guard and the Army Reserves under an updated Army Regulation 601-210, Stars and Stripes reported.

Officials said the change keeps the minimum enlistment age the same: 18, or 17 with parental consent.

The policy shift lines the Army up more closely with other branches that have already expanded their age limits. The Air Force, Space Force and Coast Guard accept recruits up to 42. The Navy’s cutoff is 41. The Marine Corps remains the strictest, generally capping enlistment at 28, though waivers can be requested.

The Army has bumped the age ceiling before. It temporarily raised the max enlistment age to 42 in 2006 during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, then dropped it back to 35 in 2016.

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