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We need the ground truth about what's going on from military recruiters.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

5 months ago

Lt. Col. Noel Colls, flight surgeon for the Air Force's "Thunderbirds" air demonstration squadron, administers the oath of enlistment to new recruits during the Wings Over Houston Airshow in Houston, Texas, Oct. 9, 2021. The team typically performs an enlistment ceremony at each show site. (Staff Sgt. Andrew D. Sarver/Air Force)

Air Force’s enlisted recruitment pipeline is drying up, general warns

About 4,800 people entered the Air Force in the first quarter of fiscal 2022, down from around 7,100 at the same point in fiscal 2021. And there are fewer prospects in the pipeline.

By Rachel S. Cohen

14 months ago

A strip tease: Army tells recruiters to stay away from erotic dance clubs

The Nov. 20 letter declared all recruiting personnel on temporary duty to be henceforth “barred from frequenting Erotic Dance Establishments.”

4 years ago

A person born on Sept. 11, 2001, can now enlist to fight in the war that day spawned

Military policy requires an individual to be at least 17 years old — with parental consent — to enlist in any branch of the armed forces.

5 years ago

Semper Bumble: Are Marines taking to dating app to find new recruits?

This was the experience for at least one unlucky Bumble user who screenshot the exchange.

5 years ago

Air Force chooses 770 airmen for developmental special duties

The Air Force selected 770 enlisted airmen to serve in nine hard-to-fill developmental special duties such as recruiter, military training instructor, and first sergeant, according to an Aug. 3 release.

By Stephen Losey

6 years ago

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