How old can't a soldier go?

Different military service has different age limits. China implements a military service system that combines conscripts and volunteers, militia and reserve. It is the glorious duty of China citizens to perform military service and join militia organizations in accordance with the law.

There is no over age, and the recruitment age is generally 18 -22 years old. The recruitment age of college graduates can be relaxed to 24 years old. 65438+ Male citizens who reached the age of 18 before February 3 of that year shall fulfill their obligations in military service registration according to law. Male high school graduates (including technical secondary schools, vocational high schools and technical schools) who reached the age of 65438+February 3 1 but were under the age of 7 18 can also register voluntarily.

Article 12 of the Military Service Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulates:

Male citizens who have reached the age of eighteen before December 31st each year shall be enlisted for active service. Those who have not been recruited in that year can still be recruited for active service before the age of 22, and the recruitment age of ordinary college graduates can be relaxed to 24.

Article 14 The State practices the military service registration system. Military service registration includes initial military service registration and reserve registration.

Fifteenth male citizens who have reached the age of eighteen before December 31st each year shall, in accordance with the arrangements of the military service organs, make their first military service registration in that year.

State organs, public organizations, enterprises and institutions, and people's governments of townships, nationality townships and towns shall, according to the arrangements of the military service organs of the people's governments of counties, autonomous counties, cities not divided into districts and municipal districts, be responsible for organizing male citizens of school age in their own units and within their respective administrative areas to make their first military service registration.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-China People and National Military Service Law