Yeah, respec it as soon as possible, and grab a modern-era build.
A respec at 28 isn't that much of a problem, but trying to retire with that.. you'll just save yourself time, and sanity.
That old one got torn apart thanks to recalculations and stuff.
21/18, 24/15 are good choices, obviously you can do the opposites if you prefer that.
More Strength might help, NA is well known for more high str chars afaik.