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With a BA Degree / 4 years prior Active Duty Infantry experience & since 10 years Professional Experience as a Special Investigator would US Army Guard or Reserve Component turn down a 35 year old in excellent physical health applying for a Infantry OFC Direct Commission.
I've heard the age limit is 32 but with waivers can go as high as 35 / can it go higher? Are they more likely to except higher age if I try and go OCS versur Direct Commission. Just seeking the best route with best chance of success
Hi Christopher,
We may be defining the term "direct commission" differently. There is no such thing as a "direct commission" into the Infantry. "Direct Commissions" are limited to those in certain "professions," such as doctors, lawyers, nurses, and engineers.
Along with the change in law/Army policy which allows individuals to enlist up to age 42 with no prior service, the Army also changed their age-limit waiver policy for OCS. Applicants (especially those with prior service) can apply for age-waivers for OCS, up to the age of 39.
For more information about the United States Military, feel free to visit my U.S. Military information site at: http://usmilitary.about.com
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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