September 17, 2012 By Michael Fletcher, Fresno Recruiting Battalion FRESNO, Calif. -- "The last night of my recruiting battalion's annual training conference I told my commander that I had issues and was drinking heavily. That night I turned to my chain of command -- it turned out to be the best thing to happen to my family and my life." Former Fresno Recruiting Company … [Read more...]
Air Force Announces OTS Selection Board Results
9/14/2012 - JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) -- A total of 398 men and women from across America have earned an opportunity to become Air Force leaders following their selection for an officer's commission, officials here announced Sept. 14. Air Force Recruiting Service officials considered 507 applications as part of the Officer Training School Rated Selection … [Read more...]
Airmen Urged to Reenlist, Extend Before MilPDS Upgrade
Tech. Sgt. Steve Grever Air Force Personnel Center Public Affairs 9/11/2012 - JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas -- Air Force officials are urging Regular Air Force Airmen who are eligible to reenlist or extend their current enlistment in December and early Jan. 2013 to complete these personnel actions through the myPers website and their base military personnel sections … [Read more...]
Recruiters Open New Station for Future Soldiers
By Jay Field The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District joined the U.S. Army's Los Angeles Recruiting Battalion to celebrate the grand opening of its newest recruiting station, June 20th. Nearly two dozen future Soldiers stood in formation as their families, friends, local dignitaries and veterans looked on. It was as much about these future Soldiers as it was … [Read more...]
Army Physical Fitness Test – Scoring
Scoring: Soldiers who score 270 or above on the APFT, with a minimum score of 90 in each event, are awarded the Physical Fitness Badge, which can be worn on the physical training uniform. The APFT score also converts to promotion points which are used to in part to determine the eligibility of soldiers for promotion to a higher rank. The score ranges from 0 – 100 … [Read more...]