Photo By Samantha Mathison | Five new recruits enter the Air Force Reserve by giving the oath of enlistment at the...... read more read more
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MOORE, Okla. -- Five U.S. citizens took the oath to become Citizen Airmen in the Air Force Reserve July 21, 2017, at the AF Reserve Career Center in Moore, Oklahoma.
Four of the new recruits commissioned as officers, making up approximately 30 percent of the quota that recruiter Master Sgt. Cody Newsom, AF Reserve Central Recruiting Squadron, is required to achieve annually.
According to Newsom, less than four percent of officers in the Air Force Reserve are pilots and three of the officers who took the oath are slated to fly the KC-135 Stratotanker. The fourth officer who commissioned will be an E-3 Sentry air battle manager and the fifth recruit enlisted as an aircrew flight equipment apprentice.
Newsom, who is one of the top 50 recruiters in the AF Reserve Recruiting Command, helped the new Airmen through the application process and witnessed them take the oath.
“Enlistment day culminates in the tremendous effort, time, hard work and commitment to one’s self, the AF Reserve and the United States of America,” Newsom said. “This day is just the beginning of an applicant’s transformation from civilian to Airman.”
The oath was issued by the AF Reserve Central Recruiting Squadron commander, Lt. Col. Casey Pombert, who recognized their commitment in a speech beforehand.
“I want to thank you all for making this commitment, not only for yourself, but for your country,” Pombert said. “Less than 1 percent of Americans serve in the military, so the fact that you are willing to do it as Citizen Airmen is a huge sacrifice and contribution to the United States.”
Pombert then asked the recruits to raise their right hands for the oath.
In front of friends, family and other Citizen Airmen, the recruits pledged to support and defend the constitution of the United States against all enemies as new Airmen in the AF Reserve.
For information on how to join the U.S. AF Reserve, please visit www.afreserve.com or call (800) 257-1212.
| Date Taken: | 07.21.2017 |
| Date Posted: | 08.07.2017 20:24 |
| Story ID: | 244022 |
| Location: | MOORE, OK, US |
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