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If I'm 27 right now am I to old to join the Air Force?

This may be a dumb questions but I know 27 is as old as you can be but does that mean the day you turn 27 or you can enlist and be in basic before you turn 28?

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  • Desi
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    You must enlist before your 28th birthday.

  • 1 decade ago

    the maximum age is 35 (Note: Congress changed this to age 42 in 2006). However, DOD policy allows the individual services to specify the maximum age of enlistment based upon their own unique requirements. The individual services have set the following maximum ages for non-prior service enlistment:

    Active Army - 42

    Army Reserves (Including National Guard) - 42

    Active Air Force - 27

    Air Force Reserve (inlcuding National Guard) - 34

    Active Navy - 34

    Naval Reserves - 39

    Active Marines - 28

    Marine Corps Reserve - 29

    Active Duty Coast Guard - Age 27. Note: up to age 32 for those selected to attend A-school directly upon enlistment (this is mostly for prior service).

    Coast Guard Reserves - Age 39.

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