A South Carolina TV station reports that some 180 reservists assigned to AFRC’s 315th Airlift Wing, Charleston AFB, S.C., are coming to the end of their two-year active duty mobilization. What is unique is that many are simply turning around and volunteering to continue on active duty.
Amid a high-profile recruiting crisis, Air Force leaders and experts have increasingly noted the challenging long-term trends the service will face in enticing young Americans to sign up—decreasing eligibility to serve, less propensity to do so, and less familiarity with the military. But while those same leaders say there’s no “silver…