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Reserve recruiters exceed goal for Fiscal Year 2012

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  • By Master Sgt. Paul Flipse
  • HQ AFRC Recruiting Service
ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. --  Air Force Reserve Command recruiters reached their annual goal Sept. 12 when they recorded their 9,229th enlistment of the fiscal year.

The achievement marks the 12th straight year Reserve Command recruiters have reached their annual target number for enlistments.

Recruiters who serve with the 446th Airlift Wing reached their goal of 240 on June 29. As of Sept. 26, they have 303 enlistments.

Their most recent accession was Adedapo Odupitan, who enlisted Sept. 13. Odupitan was  recruit 90 for Master Sgt. Christopher Brown.

"We're the finest recruiting service in the Department of Defense" said Col. Steve Fulaytar, commander of Reserve Recruiting. "We prove it every year by meeting and exceeding goal to ensure we provide the finest Citizen Airmen available for our nation's defense."

During the 12-year stretch, Reserve Recruiters have enlisted more than 114,000 Airmen. As of June 2012, roughly 71,000 men and women were serving in the Air Force Reserve.

The roughly 400 men and women who recruit worldwide for the Air Force Reserve had until Sept. 30 -- the end of the fiscal year -- to reach their goal. They hit the mark 18 days early.

When asked for odds on Reserve Recruiting continuing their streak to a 13th year in a row, Colonel Fulaytar replied without batting an eye.

"One hundred percent," he said.

For information on serving in the Air Force Reserve, call 800-257-1212 to be put in touch with a local recruiter.