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Nov. 21, 2019
Air Force ROTC cadet pursues dream career as pilot, uses height waiver process

Even though women have been Air Force pilots since the 1970s, Tighe’s 5 feet 1 inch stature could have stood in her way. Tighe, however, never thought of the 5-foot-4-inch height standard as an eliminating factor, merely an obstacle.
Oct. 9, 2019
Air Force Recruiting Total Force Enterprise makes FY19 goal

Air Force Recruiting Service had a successful performance in fiscal year 2019 as each of its components made goal for the yearThe Regular Air Force accessed 32,421 enlisted Airmen, 1,442 line officers, 763 health professionals and 34 chaplains. The Air Force Reserve assessed 7,323 enlisted airmen,
Oct. 3, 2019
Air Force Recruiting creates classic association

Air Force Recruiting Service reached a major milestone Oct. 1 when AFRS and Air Force Reserve Command Recruiting Service formed a classic associate partnership to bolster effectiveness and combine strategies.As part of the association, AFRC Recruiting Service will align its four recruiting squadrons
Sept. 27, 2019
Air University’s “Godzilla” class graduates OTS

Air University’s Officer Training School class 19-07 has run its course, boosting the number of Air Force commissioned officers by 651 after the graduation parade Sept. 27, 2019, in Montgomery, Alabama.
Sept. 4, 2019
Commissioning in the Air Force

There is more than one route to become an officer in the Air Force; Officer Training School (OTS), attending the Air Force Academy, or joining the Reserve Officers' Training Corps.OTS accepts those who’ve completed their degree while enlisted or those who have already completed their degree as a
Aug. 6, 2019
Nurse commissions as an officer in the Air Force Nurse Corps at Whiteman AFB

Second Lt. Christina Renkoski commissioned into the U.S. Air Force Nurse Corps on July 22, 2019, at the 509th Medical Group Clinic at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. Prior to commissioning Renkoski worked as a nurse at the 32nd Surgery Center in Joplin, Missouri, and received all of her
Aug. 2, 2019
Air Force releases Officer Instructor and Recruiting Special Duty candidate lists

AF releases candidate lists for Officer Instructor and Recruiting Special Duty. This program is the next significant milestone in the Air Force’s initiative to transform the officer talent management process used to fill education, training and recruiting positions.
July 19, 2019
ACE Solo Flight Program concludes at historic Tuskegee Airmen airfield

The Air Force concluded its Aviation-Character-Education (A.C.E.) Solo Flight Program, lead by Air Force Recruiting Service, after graduating the final class, July 12, 2019, in Tuskegee, Alabama.“It’s impressive to see these incredible students developing into young leaders and aviators,” said Maj.
June 27, 2019
One door closes, another opens for Hinesville Air Force sisters

The Rountree sisters of Hinesville, Georgia, have more than 40 years of combined Air Force service and have been serving together since 2003. That’s about to change as one sister prepares to retire and the other takes on a new challenge.The daughters of Joe and Joevelyn Rountree, Jr., Chief Master
June 4, 2019
A1C with PhD now a 2Lt

In December 2018, the Air Force published a story about an airman first class with a Ph.D. in analytical chemistry. The article went somewhat viral within Air Force circles, with many social media users questioning why someone with a doctoral degree would choose to enlist rather than earn a

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