Fellow 1st District true believer and frequent contributor to such publications as Bacon’s Rebellion and GOP USA, James Bowden has a great blog up called Deo Vindice.
Listed there is a great post in defense of raising the recruiting age for the U.S. Army to the age of 42. Reminds me of the stories of Roman legions who, upon serving their 16 years would re-enlist for another 16 long years, creating legionaries and centurions upwards of 50 years of age who the most respected (or alternately, feared) men in the unit.