{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/770922.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":770922,"attributes":{"action":"Align Armed Forces officer-entry age limits with equivalent for Other Ranks","background":"Require the Ministry of Defence to review and align direct-entry Regular Officer upper-age limits with equivalent Regular Other Rank age limits, unless it can provide clear operational, medical, or workforce-planning reasons for maintaining lower officer-specific caps.","additional_details":"The Ministry of Defence should review direct-entry Regular Officer upper-age limits across the Armed Forces and explain whether lower officer-specific age caps remain justified. This should include a review of Army Regular Officer and Royal Marines Officer age limits.  Where a service allows candidates to begin equivalent regular service as soldiers, commandos, ratings, or airmen at an older age, we believe officer candidates should not face a lower age bar unless there is a clear evidence-based reason.","committee_note":"","state":"open","signature_count":8,"closing_date":"2027-01-28","created_at":"2026-05-27T13:31:22.976Z","updated_at":"2026-07-28T18:31:00.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-07-28T14:34:21.889Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-06-28T09:18:50.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":"Max Harding","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"MoD","name":"Ministry of Defence","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence"}],"topics":[],"signatures_by_country":[{"name":"United Kingdom","code":"GB","signature_count":8}],"signatures_by_constituency":[{"name":"Blackley and Middleton South","ons_code":"E14001103","mp":"Graham Stringer MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Burnley","ons_code":"E14001142","mp":"Oliver Ryan MP","signature_count":2},{"name":"East Wiltshire","ons_code":"E14001217","mp":"Danny Kruger MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Harborough, Oadby and Wigston","ons_code":"E14001266","mp":"Neil O'Brien MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Ribble Valley","ons_code":"E14001443","mp":"Maya Ellis MP","signature_count":2},{"name":"Salisbury","ons_code":"E14001460","mp":"Rt Hon John Glen MP","signature_count":1}],"signatures_by_region":[{"name":"North West","ons_code":"B","signature_count":5},{"name":"East Midlands","ons_code":"E","signature_count":1},{"name":"South West","ons_code":"K","signature_count":2}],"other_parliamentary_business":[]}}}