precipitation in Culture. In meteorology, the fall of water, ice, or snow deposited on the surface of the Earth from the atmosphere. In chemistry, a chemical reaction in a solution in which a solid material is formed and subsequently falls, as a precipitate, to the bottom of the container.
In the United States Army, Army Reserves, and Army National Guard, the maximum age allowed to enlist and ship to basic training is 35 years old. The Army experimented for quite some time allowing anyone up to the age of 42 years old to enlist and complete basic training.
You cannot enlist in that branch at 17, even with parental consent. Each of the military service academies share the same age requirements for students wishing to enroll: Each student must be at least 17 years old and no older than 22 years.