Already doing it for OCS.
http://news.usti.net/home/news/cn/?/....RLGe_Fu9.html
WASHINGTON, June 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army, facing recruiting problems, is loosening requirements for people seeking to be junior officers, the Baltimore Sun reported Thursday.
The Sun said it had obtained a May 25 memo sent to Army division commanders outlining ways to entice up to 600 people to sign up for Officer Candidate School. The Army is looking to get half of the new officers from its current enlisted personnel and the rest from new recruits, the newspaper said.
To meet those goals, the Army is widening its age limit for OCS applicants from 18 to 42 years old and may waive minor criminal offense, the Sun said. Current Army rules said OCS applicants should not turn 29 before entering training.
The source memo claimed the National Guard and Reserve, which are also having overall recruitment problems, would institute similar programs.
Army spokesman Lt. Col. Bryan Hilferty told the Sun the recruiting problems combined with an intention to increase the size of the Army by some 30,000 troops as a reason the service is seeking additional officers.