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At Altitude: Brig. Gen. Christopher Amrhein-AFRS

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  • By Joseph Eddins
  • Airman Magazine

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  The Air Force Recruiting Service comprises more than 2,800 Airmen and civilians and approximately 1,040 recruiting offices across the U.S. and abroad. Amrhein is responsible for all enlisted accessions and a variety of officer accession programs. AFRS accesses more than 45,000 individuals each year for service in the Air Force active-duty, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve as well as the Space Force. AFRS also manages all strategic marketing for the U.S. Air Force.

  Brig. Gen. Christopher Amrhein took over command of Air Force Recruiting Service in June of 2023 in the middle of the service's first recruiting shortfall in decades. Now he speaks to Airman magazine about changes needed to meet future recruiting goals.