Air Force Reserve Command surpassed its recruiting goal for the fifth straight year, and did so in record time. The recruiting year ends Sept. 30, but by Aug. 11, AFRC had already met its goal of 8,800 recruits for the year. That is the earliest date it has ever hit its recruitment mark.
Promotions to the Space Force’s second highest enlisted grade, senior master sergeant, have surged to the highest level in the young service’s history, bolstering the senior NCO corps as officials plan to aggressively expand the force and especially the enlisted corps.