AFRC seeks recruiting applicants Published Aug. 12, 2008 By compiled staff reports AFRC DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE, Ga. -- The Air Force Reserve Command Recruiting Service is now seeking applicants to fill recruiting positions in locations across the globe, including the metro Atlanta area. In addition to finding qualified applicants for careers in the Air Force Reserve, a recruiter interacts with the community and serves as a representative of the Reserve 24 hours a day A recruiter applicant should be "someone who's sharp, a good communicator and highly motivated," said Senior Master Sgt. Tony Woods, senior recruiter at Dobbins Air Reserve Base. "They should be enthusiastic about what the Reserve has to offer." The application process begins with a face-to-face interview with the local senior recruiter. "If you meet the qualifications you will be asked to complete a packet, to include a current physical," said Chief Master Sgt. Dave Schoch, chief of the AFRC Recruiting Service training branch. "The packet will be sent to our headquarters at Robins Air Force Base, Ga., to the recruiter selection board for evaluation." If selected, applicants attend an evaluation and selection course at the recruiting service headquarters here. Applicants are evaluated on "potential to become a successful recruiter. The course is five-days long designed to introduce prospective candidates to reserve recruiting. During this course, candidates will undergo an open-ranks inspection, participate in physical training, give speeches, and complete memorization work. Challenges are progressive. The top candidates are afforded the opportunity to attend the recruiter class. The recruiting course at Lackland AFB, Texas, is six-weeks long. "This is one of the most challenging technical schools in the Air Force. These six weeks will prepare you to be a mission-ready recruiter," said Senior Master Sgt. Barry Kowald, an instructor at the school. "Standards here are high." Instruction includes Air Force Reserve benefits and entitlements, program selection criteria, advertising, and promotion, community relations, speech, and salesmanship. Course emphasis is on student performance and practical application. Sergeant Woods said recruiters are ultimately ambassadors for the Air Force Reserve. "Without us providing services to recruit Airmen for current and future vacancies, the Reserve couldn't meet the mission," he said. Being a recruiter requires a lot of responsibility to make a recruit's transition from civilian to Airman as seamless or smooth as possible, Sergeant Woods said. But in the end, the hard work is paid off by feelings of accomplishment. "It makes you feel ecstatic," he said. An initial recruiting tour of extended active duty can last up to four years. Tour extensions are reserved for those who "meet or exceed the highest standards of conduct, demeanor, appearance, integrity, production, and acceptance of responsibility," said Chief Schoch. For more information, call Sergeant Woods at (678) 655-5132 or Senior Master Sgt. Jon D. Rucker, Senior Recruiter for Officer Accessions at (678) 655-2771.
