Recruiting is hiring

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SCOTT AFB, Ill. --  The Air Force Reserve Command Recruiting Service 
is now seeking applicants to fill recruiting
positions in locations across the globe. 

In addition to finding qualified applicants
for careers in the Reserve, a
recruiter interacts with the community
and serves as a representative of the
Reserve 24-hours-a-day. 

"If you are motivated to excel,
perform above the status quo, and are
physically and morally fit, this could be
the career move you've been looking
for," said Chief Master Sgt. Dave
Schoch, chief of the AFRC Recruiting
Service training branch. 

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," Chief Schoch said. 

"The packet will be sent to our headquarters
at Robins AFB, Ga., to the recruiter
selection board for evaluation."
If selected, applicants attend an
evaluation and selection course at the
recruiting service
headquarters. 

Applicants
are evaluated on
potential to become a
successful recruiter. 

The five-day long
course is designed to introduce prospective
candidates to Reserve recruiting.
During this course, candidates 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. 

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. 

Senior Master Sgt. Linda
Landrum, the top recruiter for the
932nd Airlift Wing, understands the importance
of her job. 

"If you like to work with people
and you love the Air Force Reserve,
then recruiting is the job for you. You
get the benefits of active duty while getting
the 'family' feeling of your reserve
unit. You receive active duty pay, plus
$450 special duty pay per month. 
Then, after 20 years of active duty you
are eligible for retirement which you will
begin to collect right away. For more
information on becoming a recruiter,
folks can contact the recruiting office at 
229-7077," she said.

The 932nd Airlift Wing is an Air Force Reserve Command unit
flying the C-9C and C-40C aircraft.  They have a variety of 
jobs including maintancence, medical, operations, computers, and
firefighters.