Boston GlobeOctober 29, 2006

"Older Soldiers Do Not Signify Lag In Troop Levels

I look forward to serving with the future soldiers the Globe profiled in the article "Older recruits fill out military" (Page A1, Oct. 23). However, you repeat the conventional wisdom that the Army raised the maximum enlistment age because we were "pressured by declining enlistment and the need for troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.""
Chapter: War