AFRC looking for young Airmen to share safety mishap stories Published July 29, 2013 ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- Air Force Reserve Command is looking for young Airmen, both officer and enlisted, who have experienced a safety mishap to share the lessons they have learned with their peers. "AFRC is hoping to benchmark off what the Air Force has been doing with its Airman-to-Airman Safety Advisory Council program," said Rich Burns, chief of ground safety programs for AFRC. The Air Force chief of safety created Airman-to-Airman in 2009 in an effort to communicate better with young Airmen ages 17-26, because Airmen in this age group are far more likely to be involved in an off-duty, off-base mishap than older Airmen. The thinking behind the program is that young Airmen are more likely to listen to people their own age who share similar hobbies and take part in similar activities. The Airman-to-Airman council is comprised of 10 Airmen who have experienced mishaps and have proven their understanding of lessons learned as a result of their mishaps. These 10 Airmen speak to groups of other young Airmen throughout the year about safety. They also write articles about their experience and record videos that are featured on the Air Force Safety Center's website. Drinking and driving, texting while driving, wearing the proper motorcycle safety equipment, and driving on flooded roadways are just a few of the topics covered by the current members of the Airman-to-Airman advisory council. "We know there are young Airmen in AFRC who have experienced a mishap who could help their fellow Airmen by sharing what they have learned," Burns said. "The Air Force has had a lot of success with its Airman-to-Airman program, and we are hoping to do the same in AFRC. "Our population is a little older than the active-duty Air Force's so we are targeting a slightly different age group, but we are still hopeful that there are some young Reservists out there who would be willing to share their safety lessons learned with their peers and maybe even serve on the Air Force's next Airman-to-Airman Safety Advisory Council." Members of the Air Force Reserve team between the ages of 19 and 30 who have a safety mishap story to tell should contact Bo Joyner at the Headquarters AFRC Office of Public Affairs at DSN 497-1771 (commercial 478-327-1771) or e-mail him at bruce.joyner@us.af.mil.