Posted on Aug 21, 2019
Am I too old and do I have too long of break in service to rejoin?
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I am seeking information regarding my options to rejoin the military. I am prior service - Active duty Army, E-6, 13F, honorably discharged, with a #1 reentry code, total active duty time 6yrs, I have been separated for 12yrs. my current age is 44, I will turn 45 next year.
Since I have gotten out I went back to school and finished my Bachelors degree. I am interested in going the commissioned route but would not shy away from enlisted if given the opportunity. Is this too long of break and am I too old? I am open to any branch of service.
Since I have gotten out I went back to school and finished my Bachelors degree. I am interested in going the commissioned route but would not shy away from enlisted if given the opportunity. Is this too long of break and am I too old? I am open to any branch of service.
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There is somewhat a recent change to mandatory retirement for commissioned officers at age 62.
You will receive credit for your prior active duty time for retirement and age waiver for commissioning.
The needs of the service as you know comes first, and your bachelors degree can benefit your interest in joining again. I would encourage you to consider several branches of service, seek their officer recruiters and see what they have to offer.
I wish you all the best!
You will receive credit for your prior active duty time for retirement and age waiver for commissioning.
The needs of the service as you know comes first, and your bachelors degree can benefit your interest in joining again. I would encourage you to consider several branches of service, seek their officer recruiters and see what they have to offer.
I wish you all the best!
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Look at their comp sci (CS), IT, and engrg spots, as well as their Jr and Sr COSTEP, their analogues to ROTCs, I "think" they can be used for grad school...call their toll-free phone for their recrutiing ofc, and explain your background...you've got nothing to lose, plus, as I'd said, their age limits tend to be a good deal higher than other svcs...there are other direct commission aspects you could also look at in other svcs, esp law, if you might be at all inclined that way, as I'd explained, I'd need to know more to be able to give you more concrete ideas and/or possibilities, the more you send, the more I and/or others here can have to look through, however, try to be as specific as possible...also, what civilian work types you've done, even if only generally, whether they were supervisory at all...then, too, would you consider Guard? Reserve? Guard Tech? Reserve Tech? AGR? Possibly any of the state defense forces (SDFs), even though I realize you'd want Federal, I merely suggest it as an idea, that's all, honest, I'm entirely aware it likely wouldn't be your first preference, I'd expect, obv...Look through all those, and try to give us all more, as I'd said, esp specific actual coursework you've done, masters and PhD, stuff you might've tried at all and/or been inclined to try, in addn, and, esp, which other svcs you'd looked at, aside from solely Army, so far as possible, OK?
Look at their comp sci (CS), IT, and engrg spots, as well as their Jr and Sr COSTEP, their analogues to ROTCs, I "think" they can be used for grad school...call their toll-free phone for their recrutiing ofc, and explain your background...you've got nothing to lose, plus, as I'd said, their age limits tend to be a good deal higher than other svcs...there are other direct commission aspects you could also look at in other svcs, esp law, if you might be at all inclined that way, as I'd explained, I'd need to know more to be able to give you more concrete ideas and/or possibilities, the more you send, the more I and/or others here can have to look through, however, try to be as specific as possible...also, what civilian work types you've done, even if only generally, whether they were supervisory at all...then, too, would you consider Guard? Reserve? Guard Tech? Reserve Tech? AGR? Possibly any of the state defense forces (SDFs), even though I realize you'd want Federal, I merely suggest it as an idea, that's all, honest, I'm entirely aware it likely wouldn't be your first preference, I'd expect, obv...Look through all those, and try to give us all more, as I'd said, esp specific actual coursework you've done, masters and PhD, stuff you might've tried at all and/or been inclined to try, in addn, and, esp, which other svcs you'd looked at, aside from solely Army, so far as possible, OK?
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