According to the latest recruiting and retention numbers, the Air National Guard exceeded its recruiting goal for the month of May, achieving 113 percent. The Air Guard has come up short for six of the first eight months of Fiscal 2006. The data released by the Pentagon June 9 shows that ANG recruiting is second to last for the year among the six reserve components. However, ANG retention still runs high. The active Air Force and Air Force Reserve Command each met their May recruiting goals and are on target—or better for AFRC—for the year.
Unit commanders are being told to separate service members who can’t shave their cheeks and chin for medical reasons for more than a year, according to new guidance from Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.
