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 ...

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Deion Neal and Airman 1st Class Huy Ha inspect a GBU-38 joint direct attack munition at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Jan. 25, 2024. (Airman 1st Class Albert Morel/Air Force ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

On a sunny Monday morning near the Alamo, Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Brandon Carver was chatting with 14-year-old Jackson Shahan about the best pushup techniques. Carver, a muscular special warfare ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...