Make the emu pen as big as you can affordâ1/8 to 1/4 acre is recommended by the Texas Cooperative Extension Service while up to 2 acres is recommended by the North Carolina Cooperative Extension. Long, relatively narrow pens are good so they have room to run. Emu Housing Your emu shelter doesnât need to be fancy.
Older recruits have a level of maturity that we often don't see in 18, 19 and 20 year olds and even in college graduates.. Yet, even in a slumped economy, most Army recruits fall within ages 18 to 25. The number of recruits beyond 25 is only a small percentage of all recruits, Towers said.
Under federal law, the oldest recruit any military branch can enlist is 42, although each service sets its own policy within that limit. Annette Crawford, a spokeswoman for the Air Force Recruiting Service at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, said officials would be watching to see whether the aches and pains of approaching middle age are too much for older recruits.