It’s not just the young people in this country who are volunteering to sacrifice so much for this country. I constantly receive emails from people over the age limit to enter active service asking me if there is a way they can enlist. Waivers are difficult to obtain for age if you’ve never served before.
But, then, there’s John Burson.
Lt. Col. George Wright, a Pentagon spokesmman, said Burson is one of the oldest to volunteer, but the Georgia doctor met the requirements, including the Army’s physical fitness test.
He will go through a mini boot camp [CJ note: it's nothing even close to a boot camp, but more of a training and processing center] at Fort Benning before boarding a plane for Afghanistan. It will be his third overseas deployment — Burson did a second stint in Iraq in 2007.
The doctor acknowledged the deployment to Afghanistan would be particularly challenging because he asked to be assigned to an infantry unit in the storied 101st Airborne Division.
Check out the full story at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. We’re also working to get him on the You Served Podcast.
Wow! This is great! He doesn’t look like a man of 70! God Bless him for serving!!
Heh, He had the one occupation that they will allow exceptions for. I envy him.
Sometimes, you’re only as old as you think you are…