Reserves Seek More Enlistees with Higher Age Limit The National Guard and Army Reserve are hoping to expand their pool of potential recruits by raising the maximum age for signing-up. But critics doubt whether there are scores of men and women in their late 30s who are anxious to join -- and possibly wind up in Iraq.

Reserves Seek More Enlistees with Higher Age Limit

Reserves Seek More Enlistees with Higher Age Limit

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The National Guard and Army Reserve are hoping to expand their pool of potential recruits by raising the maximum age for signing-up. But critics doubt whether there are scores of men and women in their late 30s who are anxious to join — and possibly wind up in Iraq.