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”.
Also, we have highly advanced technology an infinite number of random with guns will not help you win a war anymore. It actually didn’t even really help last time we tried. In that most stuff is gonna be like wearing high vis and driving trucks full of equipment to CIA contractors an adult is just as good as the 18 year old children we normally use