This post caught my eye:
"As far as 26 being to old, its not. I applied in FEB of 2007 after having turned 26 in DEC 2006. I got in by applying to 3 boards in 4 months. Its possible if you work hard for yourself and find a recruiter that will help you get it put together quickly. If one guy won't help then find somebody else who will. "No" doesn't really mean "No" in the military if your determined to accomplish something. Just keep working hard and be ready to take the ASTB 2 or 3 times so you don't have to wait around 6 months at a time between boards."
Basically, I'm in the same boat. I'm turning 26 on Jan 25th 2010, and I'll be applying SNA to the first FY 11 board (either March or April, anybody know?). My initial talks with two LTs gave me the explicit understanding that I would only be able to go up for one board due to my age and the resulting time constraints. However, after reading the above post, I feel like that's not the case. I realize it depends on the year you're applying for and how many SNA boards are available, but I don't currently have that information at my disposal.
Any thoughts/insight into the matter would be greatly appreciated.
"As far as 26 being to old, its not. I applied in FEB of 2007 after having turned 26 in DEC 2006. I got in by applying to 3 boards in 4 months. Its possible if you work hard for yourself and find a recruiter that will help you get it put together quickly. If one guy won't help then find somebody else who will. "No" doesn't really mean "No" in the military if your determined to accomplish something. Just keep working hard and be ready to take the ASTB 2 or 3 times so you don't have to wait around 6 months at a time between boards."
Basically, I'm in the same boat. I'm turning 26 on Jan 25th 2010, and I'll be applying SNA to the first FY 11 board (either March or April, anybody know?). My initial talks with two LTs gave me the explicit understanding that I would only be able to go up for one board due to my age and the resulting time constraints. However, after reading the above post, I feel like that's not the case. I realize it depends on the year you're applying for and how many SNA boards are available, but I don't currently have that information at my disposal.
Any thoughts/insight into the matter would be greatly appreciated.