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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

Overall, the services met an average of 103% of their active-duty recruiting goals for fiscal 2025, according to the Defense Department.

Air Force recruiters want anyone, civilian or service member, who has a smartphone in their pocket to to recruit people to become an airman by submitting their info to the service's main recruiting ...

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 ...

The Air Force and Space Force are raising the maximum age applicants can enlist as the services continue to search for ways to alleviate ongoing recruiting struggles. Those interested in joining the ...

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 ...

AURORA, Colorado -- Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said the service is struggling to add new airmen to its ranks and will likely miss its active-duty, reserve and Air National Guard recruiting ...