https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/25/army-max-enlistment-marijuana-restrictions
After missing its recruitment target by 25% in 2022, the US army has changed its approach to attracting more people into the forces, including targeting more gen Z applicants.
However, the average age of recruits has been increasing, with analysts at the Rand Corp in 2023 recommending an increase in the maximum enlisted age as older recruits are “of higher quality, more focused, and more motivated, as well as being ready to ship to basic training more quickly”.


not enough, any honorable army would be rewarding our geeked out supersoldiers
What is this some sorta soviet push in the kush?
That was a super fun rabbit hole to go through. I found a Russian ebay-esque site with a bunch of varieties on this here
This one was my favorite design
I have one of those I bought off eBay a few years ago lol
stolenpurchased valor