Oct. 3, 2024 Air Force Recruiting Service celebrates meeting goal with bell-ringing ceremony The Air Force Recruiting Service reached a significant milestone as it marked the achievement of its Fiscal Year 2024 recruiting goal with a time-honored bell-ringing ceremony.
Aug. 6, 2024 Building the Future: Strong foundation, development and training pave the way for enlisted Reserve force In the early morning hours of Saturday, August 3, 45 trainees stood in formation, ready to enter Air Force Reserve Command headquarters here. They were about to experience an in-depth introduction to what will be expected of them as future Airmen, as well as prepare for Basic Military Training and
Nov. 16, 2023 Reserve Component launches direct commission program; constructive service credit for cyberspace warfare operations career field The Department of the Air Force has announced that the Air Reserve component has initiated a direct commission and constructive service credit program memo for people interested in serving in the cyber security and cyberspace warfare operations career fields.
April 19, 2023 Cyber Direct Commissioning Program enhancement to onboard future cyber officers The U.S. Air Force is revolutionizing how it recruits and commissions the next generation of cyber professionals. The Air Force is utilizing the Cyber Direct Commissioning Program to address current manning requirements in the cyber workforce.
April 3, 2023 Reserve Command announces $10,000 bonus for prior-service enlisted Airmen To remain competitive in a tight labor market and retain valuable talent, Air Force Reserve Command is offering a $10,000 incentive bonus to fully-qualified, prior-service enlisted Airmen who sign up to fill open positions and agree to a three-year service commitment.
March 6, 2023 AFRS launches live stream to go ‘back and forth’ with recruits Prospective Airmen and others with questions about joining the Air Force now have a biweekly, online resource for getting news and information.
Jan. 20, 2023 Aim High application gets updated feature to help any Airman become a recruiter Air Force Recruiting Service updated their Aim High application to allow any app user to assist in the Air Force’s recruiting efforts.
Sept. 21, 2022 Air Force recruiters using new tools, new thinking to meet targets in difficult environment As the head of recruiting for the Air and Space Forces, Maj. Gen. Ed Thomas is in a job that requires him to be pragmatic and creative and occasionally willing to test boundaries in the quest to meet never slacking personnel demands of the two services.
Nov. 25, 2021 AFRS challenging Airmen to design paint scheme for next Air Force-sponsored NASCAR “This car represents all Airmen, active, Guard and Reserve, so we want all Airmen to participate who think they have a winning design to showcase our Air Force,” said Master Sgt. Shawn Emmerling, AFRS national events liaison for the Air Force Reserve.
July 19, 2021 CSAF delivers powerful message in new Air Force commercial Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. delivers a powerful message about air power and diversity in a new Air Force commercial titled “Helmet.”
