{"id":1583,"date":"2023-04-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=1583"},"modified":"2023-04-06T03:46:56","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T03:46:56","slug":"reserve-command-announces-10k-bonus-for-prior-service-enlisted-airmen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=1583","title":{"rendered":"Reserve Command announces $10K bonus for prior-service enlisted Airmen"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/div>\n

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. (AFNS) — \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

To remain competitive in a tight labor market and retain valuable talent, Air Force Reserve Command<\/strong><\/a> is offering a $10,000 incentive bonus to fully-qualified, prior-service enlisted Airmen who sign up to fill open positions and agree to a three-year service commitment.<\/p>\n

One of several incentives available to those who join the Air Force Reserve, this particular program opens a wider aperture for recruiters to capture qualified Airmen separating from the active-duty Air Force.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Air Force Reserve affiliation incentive is a clear demonstration of how we value those who continue to serve and are \u2018ready for more,\u2019\u201d said Brig. Gen. Lisa M. Craig<\/strong><\/a>, Air Force Recruiting Service<\/strong><\/a> deputy commander. \u201cReady for more time with family, work-life balance, community involvement, educational goals and connections. At the same time, we get to retain the knowledge and experience of that prior-service Airman.\u201d<\/p>\n

Historically, the Air Force Reserve has targeted a recruiting mix of 70% prior-service and 30% non-prior-service members. This incentive bonus aligns with helping to achieve this balance and helping the Reserve meet its annual recruiting goal and overall end-strength.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis bonus is one of many policies and incentive adjustments to help the Air Force Reserve ensure we can recruit the quality Airmen we need to safeguard our combat readiness,\u201d said Maj. Gen. Ed Thomas<\/strong><\/a>, AFRS commander. \u201cThe move is also important to encourage our Airmen separating from active service to \u2018stay blue\u2019 and continue to use their skills and training for the nation as part of the Reserve.\u201d<\/p>\n

As recruiting continues to be a challenge<\/strong><\/a> across all services, the Air Force Reserve missed last year\u2019s goal of 8,200 by nearly 2,000 accessions. Providing an incentivized opportunity for fully-qualified enlisted prior-service members or Inactive Ready Reserve<\/a><\/strong> members to transition to the Reserve Component is one tool to help close the gap in reaching this year\u2019s goal of 9,300 accessions.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn order to compete with the private sector and other military services in appealing to and retaining qualified talent, we need to have all available resources at our disposal,\u201d said Col. Ephod Shang<\/strong><\/a>, 367th Recruiting Group commander and director of AFRC Recruiting. \u201cThe Air Force Reserve is such an attractive option to continue to fulfill one\u2019s desire to serve and maintain some very tangible benefits, all while performing on a part-time basis. I highly encourage individuals separating from the active duty to engage with a recruiter<\/strong><\/a> to learn more about what additional benefits and incentives they may qualify for.\u201d<\/p>\n

Active-duty and IRR Airmen interested in joining the Reserve should contact a recruiter using the Aim High app<\/a><\/strong>, visit AFReserve.com<\/strong><\/a> or call 800-257-1212 to learn more about this and many other opportunities to serve in the Air Force Reserve.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. (AFNS) — \u00a0 To remain competitive in a tight labor market and retain valuable talent, Air Force Reserve Command is offering a $10,000 incentive bonus to fully-qualified, prior-service enlisted Airmen who sign up to fill open positions and agree to a three-year service commitment. One of several incentives available to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1585,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1583","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1583","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1583"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1583\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1586,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1583\/revisions\/1586"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1583"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1583"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1583"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}