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  • Students experience 'Born to Fly' Air Force recruiting VR asset

    High school students fly virtual Air Force aircraft while inside the Born To Fly simulation trailer at Richland County High School in Olney, Illinois, Dec. 12, 2022. Over 100 high school students participated in a flying simulation that scored their ability to navigate through a fast-paced obstacle

  • USMEPCOM and Recruiting Partners Streamline Waiver Process

    When an applicant qualifies for military service at a MEPS, they sign their contract, take the Oath of Enlistment, and go home not as an applicant but as a future service member enrolled in their Service’s Delayed Entry Program (DEP). If an applicant is medically disqualified at a MEPS, they go home

  • AFRS commander commends total force recruiters’ hard work toward FY22 goals

    Two months ago, Air Force Recruiting Service wasn’t sure they would make their active-duty enlisted goal for Fiscal 2022. Despite the challenges, they rang the bell as a time-honored tradition to signify mission accomplished Sept. 29, 2022.While enthusiastic for the win, the top recruiter described

  • Air Force Unveils New Airpower Ad in Theaters

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas -- The U.S. Air Force plans to unveil their latest commercial titled “Own the Sky” in theaters during moviegoers’ long-awaited release of Top Gun: Maverick. The heart-pounding, adrenaline inducing ad gives the audience a sense of what it might feel like to be

  • Recruiter, retiree go full circle in Air Force careers

    In an example of coming full circle, the recruiter who was there for an Airman’s first oath of enlistment 20 years earlier became the presiding officer who gave the now Senior NCO her retirement certificate April 1, 2022 at Edwards Air Force Base, California.When it came time to push the button on

  • Guardians Wanted: U.S. Space Force unveils new recruiting commercial

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas – In a new recruiting commercial released today, America’s top Guardian called on the nation’s best and brightest to step up to the challenge of serving in the newest branch of the armed services, the U.S. Space Force.Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond, Chief of Space

  • Oshkosh Airshow A Win For Air Force Mentors

    OSHKOSH, Wis. — Air Force Recruiting Service’s Detachment 1 joined scores of aviation enthusiasts during the Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture airshow in Oshkosh, Wisconsin the week of July 23- 29, 2021. “We are beyond grateful to have a presence at Oshkosh this year,” said Maj. Kelly