42 is the maximum age for voluntary enlistment with the US Army where it was formerly 35. The maximum age for the Selective Service remains 25. This means the Army now matches the maximum voluntary enlistment age that the other branches of the US military have already had. The US Army temporarily did this in 2006 during the Iraq War, but lowered to back to their former normal of 35 in 2016.
Historically, the US has involuntarily conscripted for the Civil War up to age 45, WWI up to age 30 initially but was later expanded to 45, and WWII registered up to age 64 but they mostly picked only up to about age 40.
In other words: THIS ONLY APPLIES TO VOLUNTARY ENLISTMENT WITH THE US ARMY. IT DOES NOT APPLY TO SELECTIVE SERVICE.
Just for everyone to know:
42 is the maximum age for voluntary enlistment with the US Army where it was formerly 35. The maximum age for the Selective Service remains 25. This means the Army now matches the maximum voluntary enlistment age that the other branches of the US military have already had. The US Army temporarily did this in 2006 during the Iraq War, but lowered to back to their former normal of 35 in 2016.
Historically, the US has involuntarily conscripted for the Civil War up to age 45, WWI up to age 30 initially but was later expanded to 45, and WWII registered up to age 64 but they mostly picked only up to about age 40.
In other words: THIS ONLY APPLIES TO VOLUNTARY ENLISTMENT WITH THE US ARMY. IT DOES NOT APPLY TO SELECTIVE SERVICE.
And they will never do this for the draft!