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Air Force Accessions Center early wins pave the way for FY25 success
December 26, 2024 — Within the first week of declaring Initial Operational Capability, personnel at the Air Force Accessions Center demonstrated their ability to adapt quickly to evolving accession requirements, resulting in dozens of highly qualified cadets being notified of a pilot career field selection. ... MORE

The inaugural class of the U.S. Air Force’s Warrant Officer Training School take the oath of office at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., Dec. 6, 2024.

Air Force Recruiting Service celebrates meeting goal with bell-ringing ceremony
October 3, 2024 — 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... MORE

AFRS holds Air Force Marketing Conference 2024 in Austin
July 24, 2024 — The 2024 Air Force Recruiting Service Marketing Conference, held from July 15-18 in Austin, Texas, was a pivotal event for the organization's marketing and recruiting teams... MORE

Air Force Recruiting Service hosts educators at Joint Base San Antonio
June 26, 2024 — U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Christopher Amrhein, commander of Air Force Recruiting Service, and Chief Master Sgt. Rebecca Arbona, AFRS command chief, welcomed 36 educators, civic leaders, and influencers from across the nation to Joint Base San Antonio June 10-14, 2024... MORE

photo of educator receiving a certificate

Robotics championship prepares students for STEM success
April 25, 2024 — Brig. Gen. Christopher Amrhein, commander, Air Force Recruiting Service, joined more than 5,000 attendees at the First Robotics Championship in Houston, Texas, on April 19, hosted at the George R. Brown Convention Center. ... MORE

Operation Blue Suit: Honoring excellence in Air Force Recruiting
March 27, 2024 — Air Force Recruiting Service recently celebrated the exceptional achievements of its top recruiters at Operation Blue Suit, held at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. This annual event recognizes the dedication and outstanding performance of recruiters who excel in their mission to best find, attract, recruit, and retain the Airmen and Guardians our nation needs to compete, deter, and win in today’s era of strategic competition... MORE

Air Force Recruiting Service’s 13 best recruiters and spouses representing the Total Force recruiting mission pose for a group photo March 19, 2024, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas

Leaders join forces to improve health care access for military recruiters, families
January 24, 2024 — To ensure the greatest outreach, the military often locates its recruiters and their families close to communities with eligible youth, but far from the peer support and health care resources of an installation. To help fill this gap in support, leaders from the Air Force Recruiting Service, Defense Health Agency and TRICARE, the military’s health care program, met Jan. 11 to discuss the unique challenges military recruiters face in remote locations, particularly from a health care standpoint, and to brainstorm solutions... MORE

'Ask an MTI' informs recruiters, helps bridge the gap for recruits heading to BMT
October 12, 2023 — For recruits heading to Basic Military Training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, connecting with a Military Training Instructor online prior to their departure is proving to help ease the transition from civilian to Airman. ... MORE

New commander takes reins at Air Force Recruiting Service
June 5, 2023 — Brig. Gen. Christopher R. Amrhein took command of Air Force Recruiting Service June 2, 2023, in a ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph with Lt. Gen. Brian S. Robinson, commander of Air Education and Training Command, serving as the presiding officer, at Hangar 5... MORE

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Christopher Amrhein, commander of Air Force Recruiting Service, speaks after taking command of AFRS during a change of command ceremony

SECAF updated on recruiting efforts, meets local recruiters
April 11, 2023 — Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall visited Air Force Recruiting Service April 4 to discuss the Air Force's ability to attract and recruit Airmen... MORE

Air Force Reserve Command announces $10,000 bonus for prior-service enlisted Airmen
April 3, 2023 — 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... MORE

Graphic illustration of $10,000 Air Force Reserve enlistment incentive bonus.

Air Force Recruiting Service honors Blue Suit winners
March 23, 2023 — Air Force Recruiting Service honored this year’s top recruiters during their annual Operation Blue Suit Arrival Ceremony March 21, an event complete with a saber team and the Air Force’s own Band of the West performing. The ceremony was a chance to celebrate their outstanding achievements and publicly thank them for their contribution to the Air Force recruiting. ... MORE

Air Force Recruiting Service’s 18 best recruiters representing the Total Force recruiting mission pose for a group photo March 21, 2023, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas.

AFRS launches live stream to go ‘back and forth’ with recruits
March 7, 2023 — Prospective Airmen and others with questions about joining the Air Force now have a biweekly, online resource for getting news and information... MORE

Two Airmen pointing in an advertisement with a question, "Are you medically qualified to join the Air Force?

Air Force Recruiting Service relaunches Airforce.com as a Total Force recruiting destination
February 6, 2023 — The site builds upon the existing design and infrastructure of airforce.com while consolidating important information about joining the Air Force’s active component, Air National Guard, or Air Force Reserve into a single, integrated website... MORE

A proud parent records his daughter meeting her first general officer, Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, during a recruitment event at Talladega Superspeedway, Ala., April 24, 2022. The general visited the NASCAR race where he performed a swearing-in ceremony for 14 future Airmen. Air Force Recruiting Service launched an expanded, redesigned version of airforce.com, Feb. 6, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Samuel King Jr.)

Aim High application gets updated feature to help any Airman become a recruiter
January 20, 2023 — Air Force Recruiting Service updated their Aim High application to allow any app user to assist in the Air Force’s recruiting efforts... MORE

Air Force captain poses with his phone showing the Aim High mobile application screen

SecAF takes closer look at JBSA missions
November 8, 2022 — Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall visited Joint Base San Antonio Nov. 4-5 to meet with leaders across Air Education and Training Command, Air Force Personnel Center, Air Force Installation Management Support Command and Sixteenth Air Force... MORE

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall reads at a podium to a crowd of Airmen.

Bodybuilding helps recruiter lift the weight of life
November 7, 2022 — Master Sgt. Lisa Schuur, of the 332nd Recruiting Squadron, recently walked away with five first-place medals after competing in her first National Physique Committee bodybuilding competition, the NPC Southern Muscle Showdown National Qualifier in Dalton, Georgia, on Oct. 1, 2022... MORE

Recruiters man a booth at a Chattanooga State Community College career fair Aug. 30, 2022

Constructive Service Credit now offered to applicants for two Space Force career fields
October 31, 2022 — Air Force Recruiting Service’s Space Force Recruiting branch is looking forward to including both the cyber and intelligence communities to their pool of applicants who qualify for Constructive Service Credit... MORE

2nd Lt. Jessica Thompson swears into the U.S. Space Force

Air Force Reserve recruiting recruiters
July 19, 2022 — Recruiters can leave a lasting impression on potential recruits... MORE

MSgt. Gaffney sits behind his desk looking at a computer while a trainee sits on the other side of the desk watching a tv in the background

AFRS commander announces criteria for cup challenge
June 22, 2022 — During the final stretch of a fiscal year quest to meet Air Force Recruiting Service’s goal and Air Force manpower requirements, the service’s senior recruiter outlined a novel competition among his unit's recruiters and their squadrons... MORE

Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Neff, enlisted standards non-commissioned officer in AFRS’s Operations Division displays the prototype of a “puzzle coin” he is designing for the 2022 Commander’s Cup Challenge, June 17, 2022.