Allowing former officers to exit and re-enter and re-exit and re-enter, and to serve as long a career as they want without career-tenure constraints is essential to bringing fresh thinking into the U.S. military. Why in the world are we gearing up for cyber warfare and simultaneously barring veterans now working for Symantec, Cisco, or Google to rejoin the ranks? That is folly.

That is true. I always wondered why 35 is considered over the hill for people who want to enlist.

easier to treat 18 year olds like privates? 18 year olds are more likely to be able to do all the physical activities?