The Air Force had to reduce its target recruiting goal by several thousand airmen due to ongoing congressional budget delays, but is still on pace to hit its newly revised benchmark by the end of ...

WASHINGTON — The Air Force will miss its active-duty recruiting goal for the first time since 1999 by about 10%, Brig. Gen. Chris Amrhein said Wednesday. “If we hadn’t deviated much from our ...

The Air Force expects its new increased body fat limits to allow 50 to 100 more recruits to join the service per month, though Brown added that estimate is based partially on anecdotal evidence.