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

The Air Force has about 19,000 people in its delayed entry program, which allows potential recruits to wait up to four months before shipping to boot camp. By Jeff Schogol Published Sep 30, 2025 1:15 ...

Brig. Gen. Christopher Amrhein, Air Force Accessions Center and Air Force Recruiting Service commander, administers the oath of enlistment to delayed entry program members at a swearing-in ceremony in ...

WASHINGTON — The Air Force and Space Force each hit their 2025 recruiting goals with months to spare, the Air Force announced. “The fact that we have even exceeded this goal and currently have a ...

Early year gains reflect a confluence of factors as Trump claims a turnaround. The U.S. military is tracking strong early-year recruiting figures across the services, a signal it will meet or exceed ...

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 had to reduce its target recruiting goal by several thousand airmen due to ongoing congressional budget delays, but is still on pace to hit its newly revised benchmark by the end of this ...

The Air Force is on track to hit its annual recruitment goal three months early, Chief Master Sgt. Frank Rawls, the chief recruiter for the branch, told Military.com on Tuesday. Rawls told ...

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 ...

The Air Force will start fiscal year 2026 with about 19,000 people in its delayed entry program. The Air Force will start 2026’s annual recruiting cycle with a record-high number of potential recruits ...

An Air Force Reserve recruiter has joined the service’s hall of fame for helping a staggering number of civilians decide they wanted to wake up early every day, wear the same clothes all the time, and ...