I have some regret that I never served my country in the military but believe there still should be some time. Those that serve at a younger age risk everything at the prime of their lives while us who are gaining in years have had the chance to experience much more, so why can’t we serve as well? I understand the physical limitations that can occur as we get older but aren’t many of those limitations based more on the individual more then their actual age? Eighty years old might be a bit too old to join but come to think of it even they can play a behind the scenes role as well. Therefore positions in the armed forces would be determined by individual strength, stamina and character and not by the amount of years on this earth. Not only would those over 45 volunteer to serve as weekend warriors but many would work for a token of the amount that the military pays their younger recruits and with a world of experience that the youth have not absorbed. It’s time the age door was lifted in the military and all it’s citizen’s could serve.