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22nd Dec 2014acker commented on:
Should the maximum age to join the Reserves be above or below 50?The armed regular and reserve Forces have always practised age discrimination, as a basic criteria or means, to get rid or not to recruit, in their opinion, undesirables. Also helps to achieve their preconceived vision of what a new (recruit) soldier, airman of sailor should be. This is generalisation from my experience. . The Army ideal was "young fit active, sporty, person, rushing about enthusiastically discharging orders with out question." The RAF ideal was "a more mature, technically inclined individual, who was also "sporty." The Navy ideal was a "physically tough person who was not over sensitive to arduous sea going conditions." Recruiting mature recruits with or with out experience, would require a senior ranks rethink about what they think a "senior recruit should be." Taking into account specific duties, level of fitness and conditions of service that would be physically acceptable, for effective discharge of duties.