Can you believe that I entered the first recruiter’s office on August 6th? Now, I’m on the 3rd recruiter and still don’t have the answers necessary to make informed decisions. Information I’m seeking: can I enter the Reserves at 41, get a direct commission and become a Public Affairs Officer. Gotta admit, at this point, that I am very skeptical that they will let me come in under the circumstances I desire. Well….all things happen for a reason…right? Looks like the US Army needs to review how their age cutoff is written. This should be black and white (at least in my perfect world). And yes, I already contacted someone higher up – that is how I got recruiter number 3…. Ridiculous!

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One Reply to “Army Quest Update”

  1. Greta,

    You might find this article interesting:

    http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0KAB/is_4_47/ai_85473011/

    Here’s the most relevant part:

    Details of the branches of the Army can be found in Department of the Army Pamphlet (DA PAM) 600-3. Download a copy from the U.S. Army Publications Agency at http://www.usapa.army.mil. Functional areas (such as public affairs, human resource management and comptroller) and branches (such as civil affairs) are not available for direct commission soldiers upon their initial appointment.

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