59-year-old Afghanistan veteran will report to Army basic training this summer
Kyle Rempfer
Monte L. Gould, a 59-year-old combat veteran, will be attending basic training this summer time after a decade away from service. (Courtesy photo)
After a 10-year break in service, Staff Sgt. Monte L. Gould will have to report to basic combat training this June at Fort Jackson, South Carolina.
The 59-year-old former Marine and civil affairs soldier was less than three years short of retirement when he left the Army in 2009 to move home and spend more time with his family. But after work calmed down in his civilian life, Gould began a year-long process to reenlist with an Army Reserve unit so that he can be eligible for retirement and maybe give something back to younger troops.
“It’s kind of cool that they get to see somebody who is 59 and isn’t all fat, beat up with diabetes and on their death bed,†said Gould, who still practices jiu jitsu and rucks with 50-pounds for seven miles each week.
https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2020/01/14/59-year-old-afghanistan-veteran-will-report-to-army-basic-training-this-summer/
