After one of its worst recruiting years in decades, the Air Force is raising its maximum age for new recruits to 42. The decision took effect Oct. 24 and applies to new active-duty officers and ...

New airmen take the oath of enlistment at an air show in Lakeland, Fla., April 25, 2015. (Courtesy photo via Air Force) In summer 2023, Air Force Tech Sgt. Tameka Paschal-Vassell’s phone rang with an ...

Georgia Air National Guard recruiters Tech. Sgt. Fabian Colorado and Tech. Sgt. Lauren Trail, right, interact with a group of students during a recruiting event in Milledgeville, Georgia, Sept. 17, ...

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The Air Force will miss its annual enlisted recruiting goal across all three components for the first time since 1999, as waning interest in military service and administrative ...

The commander in charge of the Air Force’s recruiting efforts says the branch of service is "not nearly relatable enough to most of Generation Z," which he describes as "not patriotic." Maj. Gen. Ed ...

Air Education and Training Command boss Lt. Gen. Brian Robinson administers the oath of enlistment during a recruiting ceremony at the Air, Space & Cyber Conference on Sept. 11, 2023, at National ...

Air Force recruiter Amber Metts has had a stellar — and exhausting — year. The 35-year-old master sergeant has signed up 84 recruits, putting in long days of school visits, chatting up prospects at ...

Soldiers with the Wichita Recruiting Company at the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson, Kansas, Sept. 9, 2023. (Pfc. Aiden Griffitts/Army) After several difficult years, the Army and Air Force say they ...

When Air Force recruiter Greg Butler arrived at a recent event in Springfield, Missouri, he found that the space reserved for his recruiting booth was right next to a display from a local gym. And it ...

WASHINGTON -- After several difficult years, the Army and Air Force say they are on track to meet their recruiting goals this year, reversing previous shortfalls using a swath of new programs and ...

Airmen and Guardians can now receive promotions and medals for getting people to sign up to join their services. The move comes as the Air Force grapples with its toughest recruiting year in recent ...

Eighteen high school military recruits receive their oath of enlistment from Lt. Gen. Xavier Brunson, commander of America’s First Corps, at Saint Martin University, Lacey, Wash., May 3, 2022. (Spc.