The Air Force lifted its maximum age limit from 39 to 42, the latest effort to expand the talent pool amidst a recruiting shortage.
Air Force Recruiting Service chief Brig Gen. Christopher Amrhein addressed challenges for recruiting in 2023 and encouraged every Airman and Guardian to tell their story and stay connected with the community.
As the Air Force strives to become more diverse, a new study by the RAND Corporation shows how the service can better understand the barriers to entry for minority recruits.
The Air Force does not have serious long-term concerns about recruiting, Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall said on June 22. "We have things that we can do to manage our way through this, so we're not in any kind of crisis," Kendall said ...
They came from four continents and 10 countries, but by the end of the day on April 26, 14 men and women had two things in common: they were all Airmen, and they were all U.S. citizens. The 14 individuals were the first to complete ...
‘Aim High!’ inspired me to excel in the United States Air Force. Now, as a retired Airman, there is a yearning to share my experiences. I have often thought what if some aspects of my story could inspire Airmen, or...
The Department of Defense needs to collect and track more data, develop better goals and strategies, and monitor the effectiveness of its plans when it comes to recruiting and retaining service members, the Government Accountability Office said in a report released March 28. The report ...
Vice Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin told Air & Space Forces Magazine that top leaders are working the service’s recruiting problems, as ;eaders late last year “put a team together to ensure that we are evaluating all of the things that we do ...
Chief of the Air Force Reserve Lt. Gen. John Healy wants to ease the Reserve’s recruiting problem by eliminating bureaucratic hurdles in the transfer process.
In the face of polls showing fewer and fewer young Americans interested in serving in the military and headlines highlighting issues within the services, senior Air Force and Space Force leaders gave impassioned pleas for Airmen and Guardians to challenge existing narratives about military service ...
The Air Force will hit its Active-duty recruiting goals for fiscal 2022, which ends Sept. 30, but the Guard and Reserve will fall short by about 1,500 recruits each, or about 2.1 percent for the Air Force Reserve. Air Force Reserve Command boss Lt. Gen. ...
The evolving COVID-19 crisis has not yet impacted Air Force recruiting, but it’s only a matter of time before the pandemic takes its toll. “So far nobody has reported any issues with recruiting, but common sense would say that as the nation limits its movement, ...