The Air Force Reserve will always accept prior service members or members currently serving in other branches. Prior service members play a vital part to the Air Force Reserve mission as they help train and motivate the new airmen entering the Air Force Reserve. Prior service members have the option of returning to service while retaining their recent rank and staying if their previous career field if they convert over.
Get pre-qualified! You'll be asked a series of questions over the phone to determine your qualification and talk a little bit about your background (previous medical issues, law violations, drug use, and items of this nature). If all requirements are met you will be scheduled for an Initial Appointment.
Pending your military status a conditional release will need to be approved by your leadership before going further in the recruiting process. Once a conditional release has been approved you may select your career field and get medically cleared.
Step 2: We will hold an appointment (in-person or virtual) to go over the benefits provided by the United States Air Force Reserve, answer any questions, or elaborate on any items you've come across in your own research. Together we'll build a profile for you in our system and cover some preliminary paperwork necessary to begin the application process. Although there is a wide variety of the 135+ technical fields available regularly, we cannot guarantee an opening or create positions solely based on applicant's wishes. Once your profile is completed, we will submit a scheduling request to the MEPS (Military Entrance Processing Station) for your ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery) and your physical.
Step 3: The day before your MEPS appointment you will have a briefing conducted over the phone. We will give you reporting instructions telling you what time and where you need to report too, confirming you have all the required documents that will be needed to process, and any additional items that need to be discussed prior to your MEPS appointment.
Step 4: Once you have completed your MEPS appointment and is deemed qualified from MEPS, we will sit down and look at job options based off our current vacancies. You will be able to select a position from any base with the understanding if you select a position from a base more than 50 miles from your residence you're responsible for ONLY THE COMMUTE on your drill weekends. Once you select a job you will pick a time frame you would like to ship out for Basic Military Training. You will also be given access to fill out your security clearance application. It should take no longer than 3-5 business days to complete your security clearance application.
Step 5: Once your security clearance application has been reviewed and approved we will prepare for your enlistment process. Swear-in date will vary off officer conduct oath of enlistment availability, please be flexible.
Step 7: Once you have completed swear-in, you'll start your drill weekends with the Development Training Flight until your ship date for BMT.