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Oct. 2, 2020
Air Force Recruiting makes goal for FY20

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas -- Despite challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Air Force Recruiting Service had a successful fiscal 2020 making adjusted recruitment goals and achieving new milestones for the year.The regular Air Force accessed 26,268 non-prior service enlisted Airmen, as
Sept. 30, 2020
AFRS to host "Pathway to Wings" brief Oct. 7

Air Force Recruiting Service will host a “Pathway to Wings” interactive career briefing Oct. 7, 2020, at 6 p.m. central time for potential future Air Force officers interested in learning more about accessions and rated boards.
Sept. 30, 2020
Air Force recruiters, families already benefiting from new child custody assignment program

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas – A recently announced Air Force initiative is already paying dividends for several Air Force recruiters and their families. The new court-ordered child custody decree makes it easier for Airmen to defer or seek assignments so they can be stationed near their
Sept. 22, 2020
Air National Guard recruiter reinvents himself, excels during COVID-19

SAVANNAH, Ga. – A highly competitive recruiter with the Georgia Air National Guard has reinvented himself during the COVID-19 pandemic and set some modern-day accession records in the process.It all started with a question at a training conference in 2019. Tech. Sgt. Reza Whitehead, a rookie
Sept. 15, 2020
Air Force recruiting continues to find ways to work around COVID-19

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas – As the COVID-19 pandemic persists, Air Force Recruiting Service continues to find innovative ways to overcome obstacles. In conjunction with the Air Force Personnel Center, an electronic version of the Air Force Officer Qualifying Test is now available for
Sept. 14, 2020
World class athlete finds her place in the Air Force

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – While many of the world’s top athletes have huge salaries and lucrative endorsement deals, there are countless others who struggle mightily to make ends meet while competing in the sport they love.Airman 1st Class Kelly Curtis, a recent Basic Military Training graduate, falls in
Sept. 2, 2020
AFROTC expands Gold Bar Recruiter Program to increase diversity in officer corps

Forty newly commissioned second lieutenants headed across the country to volunteer for the Gold Bar Recruiting Program after completing a two week course Aug. 18, 2020, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.
Aug. 31, 2020
Special Tactics unit surpasses 6,900 days combating war in Middle East

In the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks which marked the beginning of the Global War on Terrorism, U.S. service members saw an increased spike in deployments that has ultimately sustained its high tempo for nearly two decades.For the men and women of the 17th Special Tactics Squadron, since their
Aug. 18, 2020
Total Force recruiting philosophy pays off personally for current and future Airmen

DENTON, Texas – As Air Force Recruiting Service transitions to a Total Force recruiting model, a pair of recruiters here have been successfully practicing Total Force recruiting for years. “We have worked together since late 2016, having offices right next to each other,” said Master Sgt. Michael
Aug. 17, 2020
Leading the Way: Dobbins navigator determined to help Air Force’s diversity efforts

DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE, Ga. -- Maj. Kenneth Thomas, a C-130 navigator assigned to the 94th Airlift Wing, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia, and the wing’s diversity and inclusion project manager, is working on several fronts to encourage minorities and young women to consider a career in the Air

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