Bill in Washington state House would eliminate retirement age for State Guard
Feb. 8—Members of the Washington State Guard could soon serve with no limit on the age of enlistment and no retirement age if a bill up for consideration in the state Legislature is passed into law.
Currently, state guardsmen can serve until age 64 but can serve until age 68 on a year-to-year basis.
This bill would eliminate the required retirement age and allow Washington's Adjutant General, Bret Daugherty, to decide the period of enlistment, as long as the member can capably continue service both mentally and physically. Members would have to go through the State Guard review board for an extension to the age limit.
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The Washington State Guard is an un-paid, volunteer organization under the Military Department of the State of Washington. Members meet monthly throughout the state and serve at the direction of the state's Adjutant General. In instances where the Guard is called into state service for natural disasters or civil unrest missions, the volunteer guardsman are paid as state employees at the same rate for their rank or grade as their regular Army or National Guard counterparts.
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