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  • Recruiting ‘best leadership opportunity in the Air Force’

    Growing up as a military brat, the last thing Mike Romero the college student had in mind was joining the Air Force. A chance discussion with one of his roommates led him to discover he didn't need an aeronautical engineering degree to fly, so on the first day of his junior year he visited the ROTC

  • Johnson becomes 33rd Air Force Recruiting Service commander

    Brig. Gen. James C. Johnson assumed command of the Air Force Recruiting Service in a ceremony here, Sept. 11. On the 13th Anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Johnson reiterated the importance of the recruiting mission. "Recruiting and retaining exceptional Airmen is the cornerstone of our Air

  • 338th RCS serious about cost-conscious culture

    If you ever thought that government waste was a big problem but you didn't know where to begin, the answer is within you. Cutting waste is everyone's responsibility and it can be done in things we do every day at work. The 338th Recruiting Squadron recently demonstrated that belief through several

  • Horner bids farewell to AFRS

    As Maj. Gen. John P. Horner looks back on his nearly two years as commander of Air Force Recruiting Service, his admiration for the people who make things happen is evident."I have a profound respect for the folks in this command, in particular our NCOs who are the subject matter experts on all

  • 361st RCS welcomes new commander

    Lt. Col. Jason Scott took command of the 361st Recruiting Squadron, at a change of command ceremony here June 26.Scott assumed command of the squadron from outgoing commander, Lt. Col. Mitchell Dixon. Col. Frederick Williams, 372nd Recruiting Group commander, presided. "It was Jason's passion to

  • AF introduces Total Force Commissioning Process

    Air Force officials announced the Total Force Commissioning Process July 10. This new process allows the Air Force to provide multiple career avenues for officers being commissioned through Air Force ROTC by offering cadets the chance to pursue opportunities in the Air Force Reserve or Air National

  • AFRS announces second quarter award winners

    Congratulations to the Air Force Recruiting Service second quarter award winners for fiscal 2014:Top Production Superintendent: Senior Master Sgt. Christopher McBride, 361st Recruiting SquadronTop Health Professions Flight: 318th RCS C-FlightTop HP Flight Chief: Master Sgt. Robert Bursee, 342nd

  • BOT application process goes virtual

    Base Education Service Offices no longer assist active duty enlisted Airmen who want to apply to the Basic Officer Training Program, according to Air Force Recruiting Service.   Instead, Airmen must apply to BOT through the Air Force Portal page managed by AFRS. Airmen should regularly refer to

  • It's a family affair for 337th RCS recruiter

    It's not unusual for a son or daughter to follow in their parent's footsteps and join the Air Force, especially if that parent happens to be a recruiter. It happens all the time.But when it's a recruiter's wife who enlists ... now that's a little more unusual. Tech. Sgt. Shaun P. McGlynn and his

  • The Editor's Vault: 'Service is our middle name'

    Editor's note: The following story was printed in "The Command Post," the base newspaper for Scott Air Force Base, Ill., in May 1982. The USO at the Lambert-St. Louis International Airport opened in September 1981, and I had the opportunity to see it in its fledgling status.Thirty-two years later,