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Recruiters seek recruiters in Air Force Reserve

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  • By Master Sgt. Gary Johnson
  • Air Force Reserve Command Recruiting Service Public Affairs
ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. --  If you are motivated and perform above the status quo, you might consider a career in recruiting.

Air Force Reserve Command Recruiting Service is always looking for enthusiastic, qualified people who are physically and morally fit.

Recruiting is not an ordinary 9-5 job. Recruiters are the Air Force Reserve in the eyes of people in their community. They represent the pride, honor and tradition of the Air Force Reserve to everyone they meet.

Recruiters work in the community. They call on radio and television stations. They visit high schools. They help others make decisions that will affect them the rest of their lives.

The process of becoming a recruiter starts by meeting with the local senior recruiter face to face. Applicants complete a packet to include a current physical, and the packet goes to the recruiter selection board at Robins AFB.

If approved, the next step is attending a five-day evaluation and selection course at AFRC Recruiting Service headquarters. The course gauges a person’s potential to become a successful recruiter.

“The course introduces prospective candidates to reserve recruiting,” said Chief Master Sgt. Budell Willis, chief of recruiting’s training branch. “Candidates stand an open-ranks inspection, participate in physical training, give speeches and complete memorization work.

“The challenges are progressive,” he said. “Only the top candidates attend the recruiting school.”

The school is six weeks at Lackland AFB, Texas.

“This is one of the most challenging technical schools in the Air Force,” said Master Sgt. Barry Kowald, an instructor at the school. “The six weeks prepare a person to be a mission-ready recruiter.”

The students learn about the pay, benefits and entitlements the Air Force Reserve has to offer to recruits. They study advertising, community relations, public speaking and salesmanship. They are graded on their performances and how they apply what they’ve learned.

New recruiters serve an initial, extended tour of active duty for up to four years. They get to extend their tours if they meet or exceed the highest standards of conduct, demeanor, appearance, integrity, production and acceptance of responsibility.

Local senior recruiters have more details about becoming a recruiter in the Air Force Reserve. (AFRC News Service)