NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The Air Force will miss its annual enlisted recruiting goal across all three components for the first time since 1999, as waning interest in military service and administrative ...

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 ...

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Deion Neal and Airman 1st Class Huy Ha inspect a GBU-38 joint direct attack munition at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Jan. 25, 2024. (Airman 1st Class Albert Morel/Air Force ...

The U.S. Air Force admits that it is struggling to meet its recruitment goals, but its leader isn’t panicking. Instead, Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall said the service is working on ways to ...

The Air Force and Space Force are raising the maximum age applicants can enlist as the services continue to search for ways to alleviate ongoing recruiting struggles. Those interested in joining the ...

After one of its worst recruiting years in decades, the Air Force is raising its maximum age for new recruits to 42. The decision took effect Oct. 24 and applies to new active-duty officers and ...

The Air Force and Space Force have met - and surpassed - their recruiting goals for 2025, three months ahead of schedule, officials announced Monday. The Department of the Air Force, which encompasses ...

Airmen and Guardians can now receive promotions and medals for getting people to sign up to join their services. The move comes as the Air Force grapples with its toughest recruiting year in recent ...