Abbie Shull: Bill in Washington state House would eliminate retirement age for State Guard News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. 2/8/2021 Abbie Shull, The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.) 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.