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  • Energy, enthusiasm fuel squadron annual

    “What does being the best mean to you?” Master Sgt. Nicholas Ellis, the 319th Recruiting Squadron’s new production superintendent, asked the crowd. A hushed murmur filled the room as the audience contemplated the answer to the seemingly trivial yet surprisingly difficult to answer question. Then,

  • Non-rated LO board rescheduled; other changes on the horizon

    Fiscal year 2016 was a good year for line officer recruiting. It was so good in fact, that all 1,107 jobs for fiscal year 2017 have been filled; as well as the first quarter of Fiscal 2018. While more than 2,800 applications were received and 1,833 candidates selected, the sheer numbers have

  • Leadership 101-It's Not About You

    There I was... on a sunny Friday afternoon, April 29, 2005 standing on side stage inside Hangar 15 at Yokota Air Base Japan awaiting to be recognized with a few others as newly promoted Airmen.  The crowd of over 1,000 was electric with shouts, unit war cries and Japanese Taiko war drums playing as

  • Colonel 'pays it back' on recruiting trip

    Col. Danny Davis doesn’t wear an Air Force recruiting badge, but that didn’t deter him from recently embarking on a mission to inspire and engage future Airmen.Davis, the former deputy director for Manpower, Personnel and Services at Headquarters Air Force District of Washington, traveled throughout

  • AF implements new DoD-wide changes to maternity leave

    As of Feb. 5, active-duty female Airmen will receive up to 12 continuous, non-transferable weeks of fully paid maternity leave in accordance with Defense Department-wide changes to the policy outlined in Defense Secretary Ash Carter's Force of the Future announcement Jan. 28.This new policy applies

  • Air Force announces OTS non-rated selection board 16OT01 results

    A total of 379 men and women from across America have earned an opportunity to become Air Force leaders following their selection for an officer's commission, officials announced today.Air Force Recruiting Service officials considered 604 applications as part of the Officer Training School non-rated

  • Winners of annual Production Awards announced

    Congratulations to the following individuals and units who have been selected as the Air Force Recruiting Service Annual Production Award winners for fiscal 2015.AFRS Commander's Award of Excellence: 337th Recruiting SquadronAFRS Langley Spirit Award: Staff Sgt. Jonathan Newark, 349th RCSTop

  • Air Force announces OTS rated selection board 15OT03 results

    A total of 189 men and women from across America have earned an opportunity to become Air Force leaders following their selection for an officer's commission, officials announced today.Air Force Recruiting Service officials considered 272 applications as part of the Officer Training School rated

  • Civil Air Patrol joins Total Force Airmen

    When conducting missions for the Air Force as the official Air Force auxiliary, the Civil Air Patrol is now included in the Air Force's definition of the total force. CAP has provided 74 years of support to emergency services, aerospace education and cadet programs.In August 2015, the Air Force

  • A lifetime of service

    It's a common practice among Air Force members, both active duty and civil service, to brag about how long they've been assigned somewhere, and it's no different in Air Force Recruiting Service.But for anyone who thinks they hold the record at AFRS, they better check with John "Jack" Burns first.