AETC special-duty recruiters visit Warren Published Aug. 24, 2012 By Airman 1st Class Jason Wiese 90th Missile Wing Public Affairs F. E. WARREN AIR FORCE BASE, Wyo. -- Representatives from the Air Education and Training Command visited Warren to discuss special-duty opportunities in the Air Force Recruiting Service and the Military Training Instructor Corps in Building 834 here, Aug. 15. Master Sgt. Wil Scrivner, Air Force Recruiting Service, discussed the process of becoming a recruiter and what the job entails. "On average, we advertise 100 positions every fiscal quarter around the U.S.," he said. Air Force enlisted recruiting is a four-year tour of duty, and one with challenges, Scrivner added. While many people are willing to join the Air Force, 76 percent of youths between the ages of 17 and 25 are unfit for military service for various reasons, so, with limited options, recruiting is sometimes difficult, he explained. "This job can be the best job ever," Scrivner said. "Conversely it can be the worst job you'll ever have." Upon selection to be a recruiter, Airmen go through a seven-week training course, followed by a 12-month certification process. Another AETC representative, Staff Sgt. Nicholas Duarte, 322nd Training Squadron military training instructor, explained what was necessary to become an MTI. "It's the greatest job in the Air Force," Duarte said. "Taking someone who's a civilian and giving up a piece of yourself to make them better -- there's nothing like it." Potential MTIs go through the seven-week MTI school, followed by a 90-day certification process. Being an Air Force recruiter or MTI, while challenging, according to Scrivner and Duarte, comes with benefits. Both MTIs and Air Force recruiters receive special duty pay. MTIs also receive an MTI ribbon and a supplemental clothing allowance. Recruiters working in areas with high living costs may be eligible for programs which offer assistance to pay for housing. In order to qualify to be a recruiter or MTI, applicants must be ranked from senior airmen to technical sergeant; however, master sergeant applicants are judged on a case-by-case basis. In addition, applicants stationed overseas must be within one year of eligibility to return to the continental U.S., and applicants stationed in the continental U.S. must have three years of time on station to apply to be a recruiter or 12 months of TOS to apply to be an MTI. For more information about becoming a recruiter and additional requirements, call 210-565-0584, and for more information about becoming an MTI and additional requirements call 210-671-1016.