Reserve command seeks recruiters

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Air Force Reserve Command officials are looking for exceptional airmen and noncommissioned officers to become Reserve recruiters.

"We have a number of openings for recruiters throughout the country," said Capt. Chuck Pittman, chief of the Air Force Reserve Recruiting Service operations branch at AFRC headquarters here.

Recruiters serve a full-time active Guard and Reserve tour for fours years at one of more than 190 locations in the United States and overseas. In some cases, applicants can perform recruiting duty at their current location; however, Captain Pittman said, the needs of the Air Force Reserve come first.

"This is a great special-duty assignment for someone looking for a challenge," the captain said.

Applicants must be airman first class through master sergeant and meet qualifications spelled out in Air Force Manual 36-2108, Air Force Instruction 36-2115 and AFRC's recruiting policy. If selected, master sergeant applicants must take a voluntary demotion to technical sergeant before beginning their AGR tour.

Those selected for recruiter duty attend a weeklong evaluation and selection course here. If chosen, they must then attend a six-week course at the Air Force Reserve Recruiting School at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas.

Recruiters can earn up to $450 a month in special-duty pay. Also, they can attend professional military education in residence or by correspondence.

Local senior Air Force Reserve recruiters have more information. (Courtesy of AFRC News Service)