Well if she can do it at 51...

[SF18C]

Screw this civie lifestyle I am coming back in!

Sandra Coast: Middle-Aged Soldier Completes Army Basic Training At 51 Years Old


Of course I feel a challenge coming on:

Coast’s 10-week journey from civilian to soldier was spent in Company B, 2nd Battalion, 10th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Chemical Brigade. Army 1st Sgt. John Byars, her first sergeant, said his first reaction when he heard he had a 51-year-old headed his way was "Wow, that's strange." Now, Byars has a new perception.

"I was impressed, because she can do everything the younger soldiers do," he said. "She never expected us to feel sorry for her. She even got one of the highest Army physical fitness test scores in the company. She is a prime example that age is just a number. She ran faster than soldiers young enough to be her kids."

Good for her. I guess this also proves you can still get a waiver for just about anything.

And at the same time maybe motivate the rest of the soldiers in her company to get even higher PT scores next time around.

[ZonieDiver]

Did she need a waiver?

At 51 with 11 years in, and 9 years to get her 20 in by 60...

Originally Posted by ZonieDiver

Did she need a waiver?

At 51 with 11 years in, and 9 years to get her 20 in by 60...

Not sure, ZD.

Was going off max age at 35 plus her 11 in. Then she goes back at 51. Possible they let her right back in though.

[Dozer523]

Originally Posted by Broadsword2004

On the news a couple of months ago, they had a story about a sixty-something infantry soldier who was finishing up his last tour of Iraq. He was a Vietnam vet, then decided he wanted back in. But he was one of those super-stud old guys, very fit and a model soldier from what they were saying.

http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/war.casualties/index.html

There is a graph with the ages of the KIA. sobering. (watch what you say about California)