The Air Force already has enough potential recruits waiting for boot camp to meet more than half its 2026 recruiting goal.

U.S. Air Force recruiting is surging, with its delayed entry program hitting its highest level since 2012, setting the ...

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Abdoulie Bah signed up 100 enlistees in fiscal year 2025. An Air Force Reserve recruiter has joined the service’s hall of fame for helping a staggering number of civilians decide ...

The Air Force says it has met its active-duty, Guard and reserve recruiting goals this year following a historic slump -- and is aiming to get even more people to join up in 2025. Recruiters had a ...

AURORA, Colorado -- More young Americans have been signing up for the Air Force's delayed-entry program in recent months, a promising trend in recruiting following a yearslong effort by the service to ...

The Air Force is on track to meet or exceed its annual recruiting goal a year after experiencing a dismal 10% shortfall in new active-duty enlistments, according to the service’s recruiting leader. As ...

All U.S. military branches surpassed their recruitment goals this year with the National Guard the latest to announce it ...

The Air Force last year fell well short of it recruiting goal, marking the first failure of its kind since 1999. This year turned out differently. The Air Force Recruiting Service’s commander, Brig.

(This article by Hope Hodge Seck originally appeared in the October 2025 issue of Military Officer, a magazine available to ...

The Air Force hit its recruiting goal for 2024 after implementing numerous changes such new body fat standards, marijuana waivers and new legal permanent resident requirements. In a written statement, ...

Airmen who previously would have been disqualified for certain medical conditions are now eligible to join with medical waivers. (U.S. Air Force) The Air Force has expanded medical waivers to cover ...

A disgraced Houston-area military recruiter convicted at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland for sexually preying on high school girls was freed from prison Wednesday after serving 4½ years of a 27-year ...