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Air Force, Space Force raise max enlistment age to 42
The change arrives around a month after the Air Force missed its recruiting target for the first time since 1999.
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Senators press Pentagon on new medical system’s recruiting impact
A letter to the Defense Department Wednesday seeks answers on how the Genesis military health system, and the need for more waivers, affects recruiting.
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Eczema and poor eyesight have previously kept people out of the Army, but the secretary is giving them a second look
The Army is looking at whether some treatable medical issues should disqualify Americans from service.
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A person born on Sept. 11, 2001, can now enlist to fight in the war that day spawned
Military policy requires an individual to be at least 17 years old — with parental consent — to enlist in any branch of the armed forces.
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