They already know my age, so that cat is already out of the bag, lol. I would have had no problem telling them anyway even if they didn't. The guy I talked to sounded confident himself that we could make it all work. It made me feel a little better since you never know what kind of recruiter you're going to get.
As far as my record, it's about as exceptional as you can get I would think. I don't have any criminal history (thank God), I don't have anything wrong with me (also thank God), my recommendations are very solid, I've got a PPL with 100 hrs, and my test scores are competitive across the board. I'm not saying this to toot any horns but to your point, I would think I still have some sort of shot, slim or otherwise.