May 7, 2019 First active duty Air Force Recruiting office in 11 years opens in U.S. Virgin Islands For the first time in 11 years, individuals from the U.S. Virgin Islands will now have direct access to an active duty Air Force recruiter on the island of St. Croix.On April 7, 2019, Air Force Recruiting Service commander, Brig. Gen. Jeannie Leavitt, and Tech. Sgt. Shayne Vander Kuyl, 333rd
May 2, 2019 Keeping the family tradition alive A very reliable source for recruiting has long been recruiting people who have a family history of serving. Pentagon data showed in 2016 that 80 percent of recent troops came from a family where at least one parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, sibling or cousin has also worn their nation’s
April 26, 2019 Air Force military ambassador saves reveler during Fiesta parade In a scene that might have been drawn straight from a Hollywood movie, Tech. Sgt. Ryan Fillweber leaped into the San Antonio River to save a woman who had fallen in during the annual Texas Cavaliers River Parade held April 22 in downtown San Antonio.
April 18, 2019 From raceway to runway Airmen assigned to the 20th Fighter Wing and Air Combat Command F-16 Viper Demonstration Team hosted Conor Daly, Air Force Honda race car driver, and Townsend Bell, sports commentator and professional race car driver, April 15-16.
April 18, 2019 Military trailblazer speaks at Breaking Barriers event Brig. Gen. Jeannie Leavitt, Air Force Recruiting Service commander, shared her story, leadership lessons and recruiting service challenges with members of Joint Base San Antonio at a Breaking Barriers event April 10 at the Fleenor Auditorium at JBSA-Randolph.
April 16, 2019 Air Force Civilian Service seeks talent through virtual hiring events JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas -- The Air Force Civilian Service’s Talent Acquisition Division at the Air Force’s Personnel Center hosted an online virtual hiring event April 10 supporting Air Force Materiel Command’s recruiting efforts. Although virtual hiring events aren’t new for the AFPC
April 11, 2019 Hanscom hangs out ‘help wanted’ sign for engineers Program Executive Office Digital has about 40 engineering vacancies at six locations, and PEO Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence and Networks has about 35 engineering vacancies at three locations. The federal hiring process requires a longer onboarding timeline than private industry, so
April 11, 2019 SERE cadre opens doors to recruiters The 66th Training Squadron’s Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape cadre here hosted recruiters from the 330th Recruiting Squadron on March 28, 2019.The recruiters were given the immersion tour to witness what SERE candidates at their training facility experience to provide them a perspective for
April 11, 2019 Air Force announces selection process for officer instructor and recruiting special duty assignments The Air Force announced that beginning in April 2019, officers will be screened and selected for formal instructor and recruiting special duty positions.
April 5, 2019 Recruiters are Creators of Airmen, Facilitators of Dreams As I reflect on my 18 plus years of recruiting, I can’t help but wonder what impact I had on the Airmen I enlisted and the Air Force I served.My Air Force journey began over 25 years ago. At the time, I was a young kid looking for direction and believed I had found it through a career in the