Posted on Nov 27, 2018
For the Officers that went the OCS route to commission, how common was it to have older soldiers (33<) in your class?
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I was one of them. Commission at 33 years 9 months. At that time, able to do a 12-minute 2-mile and max out by push-ups and sit-ups. Our Honor Graduate was a former drill sergeant who did our Cadence calls and he graduated one week before his 35th birthday. I know he made lieutenant colonel or higher. It may not be common in the active component but I came in through the California Army National Guard. Here I was at my Fort Knox Captain's career course in 2003.
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2LT (Join to see) the only word to the wise I say is if you are promoted on your selection board but you can't because you are in a political situation where the unit doesn't like you cuz you don't kiss their ass, go into the irr and take your promotion. I delayed my promotion of three years to Captain because I what mobilized or I was in a unit that I didn't like and they didn't like me. Hindsight is 20/20.
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I thin in 1967, the top age was 28. There were a couple of guys in my OCS class who were twenty eight I believe. The youngest was eighteen and he graduated six months later and got his commission.
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I think you’re correct, LTC Gary Earls. I was commissioned on 16JUN73, and 28 was the maximum age then as well. At the time, unless you made O-6, you could only have 28 years of commissioned service and at age 55, you were done. I think that’s correct.
I was 24 when I took the oath of office.
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I was 24 when I took the oath of office.
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LTC Stephen C. I feel lucky I got in. I am 56 now. Here I was with my Wife Honoring her Canadian WW1 Sniper Great-Great Grandfather Corporal Henry Norwest on the 100th Anniversary of the end of WW1 .
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Samuel, I was not an Officer; however, I would Not worry about having older Soldiers in your class: at All. I would imagine that younger Soldiers are the "norm"'; in OCS. 2LT (Join to see)
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