| #2 The 'Tradition' was that the age limit was set upon the time it took an individual to complete 20 years of service. The usual rationale was that you didn't want uniformed military hanging around beyond 60. There is an 18 year lock in to 20 less cause. However, I think most personnel managers grasp that the vast bulk of those joining the Army today are unlikely to stay for more than one or two tours and therefore unlikely to be on active duty beyond age 60 [less Senior Generals or CSMs]. Now Grace Hooper set something of a record in the modern Navy. |