Feb. 27, 2025 Air Guard, Reserve medics help clear recruiting bottleneck Thirty-five Air National Guard and 10 Reserve component Airmen executed a surge initiative to address severe backlogs at military entrance processing stations across the United States throughout 2024.
Oct. 4, 2024 AFRS celebrates meeting recruiting goal The bell-ringing tradition, a cornerstone of AFRS culture, symbolizes the successful completion of the year’s recruitment target.
May 31, 2024 Flight surgeons - caring for those who fly The stresses that can result from working in extreme conditions require unique, specialized care. Residency-Trained Flight Surgeons, Air Force Specialty Code 48R, are primary care physicians for pilots and crewmembers traveling in air or space.
March 25, 2024 First Bath, Last Breath No barriers have been broken, and no pioneering firsts have been achieved. I don’t fly planes, and I don’t load bombs. Feeling like a legitimate Airman can be challenging when I am not calling in air strikes or digesting endless streams of intel footage.
March 4, 2024 From pilot to pageantry: Meet the 1st active duty Miss America Second Lt. Madison Marsh became the first active duty service member to earn the Miss America crown.
Jan. 24, 2024 Leaders join forces to improve health care access for military recruiters, families 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.
Jan. 9, 2024 ‘Are You Ready?’: DAF marks National Mentoring Month NMM was launched in January 2002 to connect people invested in the mentoring movement and to help people accomplish their personal and professional goals.
Dec. 14, 2023 Behavioral health providers increasing processing efficiency These providers will conduct virtual behavioral health assessments for applicants needing a consult, as determined by their Military Entrance Processing Station or service waiver authorities.
Oct. 20, 2023 'Ask an MTI' informs recruiters, helps bridge gap for recruits heading to BMT Recruits heading to BMT can ask questions in a recruiter-facilitated web chat with an MTI, thanks to a 37th TRW initiative to better prepare the Air and Space Force’s next generation of trainees for the rigors of training.
Sept. 18, 2023 DAF launches coaching website At the Department of the Air Force's Coaching site, members can explore how to find and become a professional coach.
July 24, 2023 From survival training to saving lives 1st Lt. David Foreman enlisted as a survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist from 2006 to 2021, prior to obtaining a Master of Science degree in Physician Assistance Studies through the Interservice Physician Assistant Program.
May 18, 2023 WEAR program enables Airmen, Guardians to aid recruiting efforts Airmen and Guardians looking to help inspire, engage and recruit the future force by participating first-hand in events that enhance the Department of the Air Force’s recruiting mission are encouraged to look into the We Are All Recruiters, or WEAR, program.
March 17, 2023 Air Force secures additional funding for recruitment incentive programs The Air Force is reinstating the Enlisted College Loan Repayment Program to align enlistment incentives with sister services and further enhancing its current recruitment strategy.
March 15, 2023 Idaho Airman promoted on same day son enlists Senior Master Sgt. Virginia Holmgren, 124th Medical Group operational readiness superintendent, was promoted to chief master sergeant March 4, the same day her oldest son, Nathan, enlisted in the Idaho Air National Guard.
March 7, 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.
March 2, 2023 Department of the Air Force updates policies, procedures to recruit for the future Throughout the upcoming months, a Barriers to Service Cross-Functional Team is examining existing policies and procedures to ensure they reflect the service members needed for the future.
Feb. 28, 2023 Streamlining and standardizing MEPS medical processing U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command took that challenge head on with recent updates to the Supplemental Policy Guidance and Supporting Medical Documentation Review Program.
Feb. 7, 2023 Air Force Recruiting Service relaunches Airforce.com as a Total Force recruiting destination 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.
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.
June 1, 2020 Air Force medical recruiting up while recruiters, applicants serve their communities The COVID-19 global pandemic has thrown obstacles into everyone’s path, but Air Force Health Professions recruiters and their applicants are overcoming these challenges and motivating their colleagues and communities to step up to help others.