It's a family affair for 337th RCS recruiter Published May 30, 2014 By Annette Crawford Air Force Recruiting Service Public Affairs SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. -- 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 wife, Kyrie, are now among that rare group. McGlynn is the line officer program monitor for the 337th Recruiting Squadron at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. The 11-year Air Force veteran met his wife when he was stationed at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., eight years ago. Then an avionics technician, McGlynn worked on the optical bar camera on the U-2 before becoming a recruiter in 2009, the same year the couple got married. For Kyrie, a native of Magalia, Calif., the decision to join the Air Force was simple. "It's been such a part of my life since I met Shaun," she said. "It's a great opportunity for me to get job skills and go to college. Joining has actually always been in the back of my mind since I was 17." Since the couple has two young children, McGlynn said the recent policy change concerning spouses with dependents came at the perfect time. Since he can't be his wife's official recruiter - that falls to Tech. Sgt. Steven Dagnan - McGlynn said he has to fill a different role. "From my perspective, I try to help her prepare for BMT and tech school, but I try not to sound like a recruiter but her husband," McGlynn said. Kyrie's recruiter said it's been a pleasure having her in his Delayed Entry Program. "Unlike most people in my DEP, she has a wealth of knowledge already about the Air Force, and she has been able to pass some of that to younger members," said Dagnan, the enlisted accessions recruiter for A-Flight in Sumter, S.C. "Her enthusiasm and excitement about her opportunity has been contagious as well." Kyrie leaves for basic military training May 27, and is scheduled to graduate July 25. Following BMT, she'll go to technical school at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio to become a physical medicine specialist. McGlynn, originally from Rockford, Ill., joined the Air Force in 2003. He was working two jobs seven days a week when he made the decision to enlist. "I knew there was something else out there for me," he said. When Kyrie graduates from BMT this summer, she'll know that same emotion. "I'm looking forward to graduation day, when I get to see my family and experience that feeling of pride."