Youth and exuberance, meet wisdom and experience!
Wisdom and experience meet youth and exuberance, or that’s what the US Air Force hopes as it attempts to meet recruiting goals by raising the maximum age limit for entrance. To a greater extent than the other services, the Air Force has a range of required skills, technical and nontechnical, that is broad and deep. A 41-year-old former municipal police officer would bring a valuable background of experience to an Air Force security forces squadron. The new accession age of 42 years will apply to both officer and enlisted recruits.
Recruiting Seasoned Americans for the Military Makes Sense
There is wisdom in seeking older, more experienced Air Force and Space Force service candidates. They are more likely to be out of the competition with Wendy’s. Older candidates belong to a demographic that remembers the 9-11 Islamic terrorist…
