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Hi Rod,
I joined the MTARNG in April 07. I will be going to college to get my BSN. The college I will be attending grants you a ASN at the three year mark. I will be 49 when I earn my associates of science in nursing. Can I then apply for a commission in the National Guard? I have 6 years active and will have 3 years of drilling with the Guard when I trun 49. I can still get my 10 years of service in as an officer before I hit 20 years. I just want to know if 49 is to old and I would be wasting my time.
Thanks
Hi Mike,
The maximum age for nurse commissions in the U.S. Army (including the U.S. Army Reserves and Army National Guard is age is age 46.
However, waivers are routinely granted for those with previous military service, so I think your chances are pretty good, considering the Army (and ANG) needs nurses.
Hope this helps!
Rod Powers
http://usmilitary.about.com
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Rod Powers is considered one of the premire experts about U.S. Military career information on the planet. He has more than 30,000 articles about U.S. Military career information on the About.com U.S. Military Careers Information website at: http://usmilitary.about.com. Additionally, he is the author of "ASVAB for Dummies," "ASVAB AFQT for Dummies," (available in Dec 2009), and "Veteran Benefits for Dummies," all published by Wiley Publishing. He is also the author of "Barrons' Guide to Officer Candidate School Tests," published by Barron's Educational Series.
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Rod Powers is a retired Air Force first sergeant, with 23 years of active duty service, 11 of those years as an Air Force First Sergeant. He has helped thousands of military members, recruits, and military applicants since he took over the About.com U.S Military Careers Information site in 1999. He has a reputation for "telling it like it is," so questions may not be answered based on "what you want to hear," but will be answered based of the bast available information, concerning the service/situation.
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Rod is a distinguished graduate of the Air Force Noncommissioned Officers Academy, the Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, and the Air Force First Sergeant Academy. He also holds an Associates Degree in Personnel Administration from the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF).
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