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 ...

AURORA, Colorado -- Last year, the Air Force saw the writing on the wall and announced a projected 10% shortfall in its active-duty recruiting goals -- a prediction that ultimately proved true, ...

NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland -- The Air Force will, as expected, miss its active-duty recruiting goals for the first time since 1999, Secretary Frank Kendall said during a conference here Monday. "We're ...

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 ...

Members of the U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet reserve unit participate in a physical fitness assessment, May 15, 2022. (MC2 Daniel Cleary/Navy) Leaders from the Air Force Reserve ...

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 ...

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 ...

The U.S. Air Force is making changes to waiver policies to increase recruitment. The waiver adjustments will focus on several health matters, which should result in a greater number of applicants ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Pentagon ended fiscal year 2023 on a sour note for military recruiting, falling tens of thousands of new enlisted troops short ...