[Mike]

I agree on the concept of age requirements.
Reality can be interesting.

I was 20 when I graduated SFTG in 1967.

A majority of us were about the same age.

Most of us went straight to VN or within 6 months.

We served on A Teams, Mike Force, and a lot of "kids" ran SOG, some even as 1-0s.

Overall we rose to the occaision and did good.

We also didn't have any of the hellweek stuff.
I recall we were just naturally tough guys who were somewhat smart.

Some of us stayed in and had outstanding careers.

I still like the age requirements, but sometimes you have a pool of outstanding people lined up.

Sad to waste them.