Joined at max age. 41. Didn’t want to regret it. Life happened. Family health issues. Best shape of my life. Had my kids. Crushed ACFT. Never going to regret joining later. Been a federal employee for nearly 15 years too. VA Army National Guard. To all the oldies…. GET SOME!!!
Been following for a while now. I finally got my waivers approved and signed my contract. At 28, I’ll ship out on April 29th. Thanks for all your videos
Really needed this. i'm 39, been regretting all my life. Why i didn't join the navy... but 2 weeks ago i told my self: is now or never😅 and here we go hopefully i go to bootcamp next month
I didn't enjoy bootcamp at all but i made good friends, did lost 27 pounds,finish bootcamp and now i'm haft way at MA A school, is been way better around here, they been sending my division all over the world, some are going to Bahrain, Japan, italy, spain,Guam,cuba i got stateside Georgia
@@FocaJDMwow! That’s so cool I talked to my recruiter yesterday and we are starting the process 🙏 I definitely wanna do MA I have no clue what else if I can’t but glad to hear you made it man congratulations 🎈🎊🎉🍾 hard work pays off 🫡
32 with an age waiver for a SWCC contract. Originally chose MA. Never too late to learn something and better yourself. Good luck to everyone. Great videos brother. Thank you.
Good luck, you'll definitely need it. A friend of mine dropped SWCC training for a medical reason, after an injury his ribcage was slowly separating and opening up as he exercised, so he became an MA. I hope your career works out, glad you enjoy the videos!
I met this guy irl and he is so nice!!!!! We traded patches and had a drink together. He told me all about what he does when he's at work and I think I'm going to have to cross rate over to MA because that sounds like the perfect job in the Navy!
I joined at 29 and am currently in A school. I definitely relate to the fraternization thing. It’s frustrating to me that most of the people who are within 5 years of my age are off limits in terms of hanging out with, due to them being fleet returnees or staff. That being said, I ended up being much more social in the Navy than before due to the ease of meeting people versus post school civilian life. I joined the reserves so fortunately I don’t have to deal with housing outside of A school and while on a ship, if deployed, but I’d imagine I’d go crazy if I were forced to live in the barracks. The rules absolutely treat us like juveniles and the asinine inspections are hard to deal with after having lived on my own and with a spouse for so many years. That being said the Navy has already given me amazing opportunities. Plus if you’re looking for a career reset it’s a great option. But being lower enlisted means you get treated like an immature 18 year old, who deserves to be punished, no matter how true that is in actuality.
Thank you. I enjoyed your videos 🤗. I’m in my 30’s and going to join Navy. That’s one of my goals to work on my retirement. It’s very important to work on retirement from your 20’/30’s 👍🏾 it comes back to you IF you plan correctly.
The earlier we start on our retirements the better, but the last thing most 18 year olds or even 30 year olds think about is retirement. It feels like it's 500 years away or that you'll never get old. Probably the same how people never plan their will or funeral, people don't want to face the fact we get old or the fact that we'll die and what happens when we do. Best of luck, you're ahead of many people already.
Im 20 and feeling old joining the Navy, because most of people I know are 18 and 19 joining. This video puts it into perspective and that 20 is still very young tbh. Plus having a year of college and 2-3 years of work experience already I feel more mature compared to when I was just 18. Although 18-20 we pretty much are still baby adults 😂. Good video!
Thank you for this. It helped to calm my mind. Back when I was in high school, the military recruiters visited and I was drawn towards the Navy. I was thinking about joining after high school, but I was too scared to make that commitment at 17 years old, so I just decided to go to college instead. Over a decade later, I am now almost 29 years old and I am currently working as a civil engineer after getting my degree in civil engineering. I love my job and want to continue doing what I do now for the rest of my life, but I still had that lingering regret in the back of my mind about never joining the Navy. I am currently overweight and out of shape, but I have been making progress on my weight loss, diet, and health overall over the course of the past year. Once I get into better shape and a healthier weight, I am thinking of having a serious conversation with my local recruiter.
@@saulbeiza7303 just met with MEPS a few days ago and they're processing everything still. There were also like 5 other people there that were joining and were 41 so I wasn't the oldest one.
Thank you so much for this, I’m an older guy 35yo. Not joining when I was 18 is my only regret in life. I’m finally getting the discipline to actually lose the weight that prevented me from joining in the first place. 😅 I haven’t talked to a recruiter yet still exploring which branch and job I would be most interested in.
I'm enlisting at 29. I could feel my opportunities as a civilian start to plateau. I partied too much in college and lost the funding for it. Since then I've just been working minimum wage
@@HaedenBeck thank you for the replies, you are a saint and a role model. sorry to bother ya' more but i was just wondering how long it took you personally to go to MEPS after you spoke to the recruiter the first time. i have one waiver in the works right now but besides that is it true that the process can take as long as the recruiter wants it to take?
@@TannuWannu I don't remember but the whole process was pretty fast, the recruiter has nothing to benefit with slowing you down, they want you in quick as possible
I wanted to join in my early 20s but i ended up with a daughter and wanted to be there for her as a child, now she's older and I'm 35 I want to join the army
I am 32, 1 child, wife, work as a library assistant (pretty good job). Not sure if I want to go reserves or active. The recruiter said if I go active, I'd lose my previous job. If go reserve I could keep it. I don't want reserves because I hear the pay isn't great and you have to do a lot of paperwork on your own. But I could keep my civilian job...idk what to do. I've been waiting to join since I was 25...any advice?
I'm afraid that's a personal decision, if you wanna clear the slate, active duty is right for you, if you wanna have a balance with your previous life, reserves might be for you.
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Joined at max age. 41. Didn’t want to regret it. Life happened. Family health issues. Best shape of my life. Had my kids. Crushed ACFT. Never going to regret joining later. Been a federal employee for nearly 15 years too. VA Army National Guard. To all the oldies…. GET SOME!!!
You're the Military version of reviewbrah. Keep it coming, you're putting out great stuff.
LMAO that's hilarious, thanks 😂
Been following for a while now. I finally got my waivers approved and signed my contract. At 28, I’ll ship out on April 29th. Thanks for all your videos
Awesome, best of luck!
Really needed this. i'm 39, been regretting all my life. Why i didn't join the navy... but 2 weeks ago i told my self: is now or never😅 and here we go hopefully i go to bootcamp next month
Yes! Awesome, I hope it works out!
Did you end up going
How was it!??
I didn't enjoy bootcamp at all but i made good friends, did lost 27 pounds,finish bootcamp and now i'm haft way at MA A school, is been way better around here, they been sending my division all over the world, some are going to Bahrain, Japan, italy, spain,Guam,cuba i got stateside Georgia
@@FocaJDMwow! That’s so cool I talked to my recruiter yesterday and we are starting the process 🙏 I definitely wanna do MA I have no clue what else if I can’t but glad to hear you made it man congratulations 🎈🎊🎉🍾 hard work pays off 🫡
32 with an age waiver for a SWCC contract. Originally chose MA. Never too late to learn something and better yourself. Good luck to everyone. Great videos brother. Thank you.
Good luck, you'll definitely need it. A friend of mine dropped SWCC training for a medical reason, after an injury his ribcage was slowly separating and opening up as he exercised, so he became an MA. I hope your career works out, glad you enjoy the videos!
This is really helpful and I may be 25 but I know it’s not late to join. Love the videos man keep it up
I was 25 when I joined, don't let it be a false barrier. Best of luck!
I met this guy irl and he is so nice!!!!! We traded patches and had a drink together. He told me all about what he does when he's at work and I think I'm going to have to cross rate over to MA because that sounds like the perfect job in the Navy!
When was this lol
You are wise beyond your years my friend!
Oh hey, thanks Jerry!
Thanks for this. I'm shipping out on Apr 9th to Navy boot camp at the age of 34
I joined at 29 and am currently in A school. I definitely relate to the fraternization thing. It’s frustrating to me that most of the people who are within 5 years of my age are off limits in terms of hanging out with, due to them being fleet returnees or staff. That being said, I ended up being much more social in the Navy than before due to the ease of meeting people versus post school civilian life.
I joined the reserves so fortunately I don’t have to deal with housing outside of A school and while on a ship, if deployed, but I’d imagine I’d go crazy if I were forced to live in the barracks. The rules absolutely treat us like juveniles and the asinine inspections are hard to deal with after having lived on my own and with a spouse for so many years.
That being said the Navy has already given me amazing opportunities. Plus if you’re looking for a career reset it’s a great option. But being lower enlisted means you get treated like an immature 18 year old, who deserves to be punished, no matter how true that is in actuality.
Thank you. I enjoyed your videos 🤗. I’m in my 30’s and going to join Navy. That’s one of my goals to work on my retirement.
It’s very important to work on retirement from your 20’/30’s 👍🏾 it comes back to you IF you plan correctly.
The earlier we start on our retirements the better, but the last thing most 18 year olds or even 30 year olds think about is retirement. It feels like it's 500 years away or that you'll never get old. Probably the same how people never plan their will or funeral, people don't want to face the fact we get old or the fact that we'll die and what happens when we do. Best of luck, you're ahead of many people already.
@@HaedenBeck thank you I agree. 👍🏾. Can I ask you. Does a Navy reverse receive a decent pension after serving full 20 years ?
@@moniquemckie4383 Yes they do, there are a few different options to take the pension.
Im 20 and feeling old joining the Navy, because most of people I know are 18 and 19 joining. This video puts it into perspective and that 20 is still very young tbh. Plus having a year of college and 2-3 years of work experience already I feel more mature compared to when I was just 18. Although 18-20 we pretty much are still baby adults 😂. Good video!
I was 25 when I joined, so 20 is early! Best of luck.
Turned 28 last November ship out April 4 for the navy it’s never to late for a life reset
Thank you for this. It helped to calm my mind. Back when I was in high school, the military recruiters visited and I was drawn towards the Navy. I was thinking about joining after high school, but I was too scared to make that commitment at 17 years old, so I just decided to go to college instead. Over a decade later, I am now almost 29 years old and I am currently working as a civil engineer after getting my degree in civil engineering. I love my job and want to continue doing what I do now for the rest of my life, but I still had that lingering regret in the back of my mind about never joining the Navy. I am currently overweight and out of shape, but I have been making progress on my weight loss, diet, and health overall over the course of the past year. Once I get into better shape and a healthier weight, I am thinking of having a serious conversation with my local recruiter.
I wish you the best of luck
I'm joining at 36 and glad I found your channel so I can get an idea of how things are Navy wise still
best of luck!
Did you end up going?
@@saulbeiza7303 just met with MEPS a few days ago and they're processing everything still. There were also like 5 other people there that were joining and were 41 so I wasn't the oldest one.
@@famicommike9014 ok I’m next
I love this video as a 35 yo man working in a warehouse, divorced, no kids, lost in life
Hey you can turn it all around. This might be the ticket you're looking for, but there are other options.
Thank you so much for this, I’m an older guy 35yo. Not joining when I was 18 is my only regret in life. I’m finally getting the discipline to actually lose the weight that prevented me from joining in the first place. 😅 I haven’t talked to a recruiter yet still exploring which branch and job I would be most interested in.
You got this!
I'm enlisting at 29. I could feel my opportunities as a civilian start to plateau. I partied too much in college and lost the funding for it. Since then I've just been working minimum wage
Well congrats, you've found at least an option to get out. The option I took. Hope it works out for you.
Your messages and support are really appreciated.
joining at twenty-five soon. i missed out on a lot in life.. time to catch up.
You catch up quick, I felt like I was living someone else's life for a while
@@HaedenBeck thank you for the replies, you are a saint and a role model. sorry to bother ya' more but i was just wondering how long it took you personally to go to MEPS after you spoke to the recruiter the first time. i have one waiver in the works right now but besides that is it true that the process can take as long as the recruiter wants it to take?
@@TannuWannu I don't remember but the whole process was pretty fast, the recruiter has nothing to benefit with slowing you down, they want you in quick as possible
I wanted to join in my early 20s but i ended up with a daughter and wanted to be there for her as a child, now she's older and I'm 35 I want to join the army
My hubby joined at 28, I have no idea why I’m so worried about his age😂
It shouldn't be a problem at all. He possibly made the second best decision, the first being marrying you? 😁
I lucked out and joined after my first year of college in the reserves...my GPA may or may not have had something to do with it ..😂
I'm working with my recruiter right now at 30 so I'm joining way late in the game lol
Changing jobs can happen at any age, you're not too late. The max age is too late. :) Best of luck!
Joining at 34 CTT
I am 32, 1 child, wife, work as a library assistant (pretty good job). Not sure if I want to go reserves or active. The recruiter said if I go active, I'd lose my previous job. If go reserve I could keep it. I don't want reserves because I hear the pay isn't great and you have to do a lot of paperwork on your own. But I could keep my civilian job...idk what to do. I've been waiting to join since I was 25...any advice?
I'm afraid that's a personal decision, if you wanna clear the slate, active duty is right for you, if you wanna have a balance with your previous life, reserves might be for you.
I’m 34 & shipping out on April 30th. I’m ready!!!
Hooyah good luck!
@@HaedenBeck thanks a million
Thinking about joining at 37
It might be what you were looking for
Do you plan on doing 20 ?
Good videos
Joining at 34 CTT