# Age for army service before WW2

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**Created:** [September 9, 2005, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/age-for-army-service-before-ww2/320897 "2005-09-09T22:59:12Z")\
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Before the military draft returned in 1941, what was the oldest age a man could be to volunteer for active duty in the U.S. Army?