WASHINGTON--Beginning this month 1 percent or about 370 recruits.

WASHINGTON--Beginning this month 1 percent or about 370 recruits, can sign up for a 15-month enlistment as part of the National Call to Service program.

The congressionally mandated program will put to hire people serve their country who might otherwise retiring away from a regular four- or six-year active-duty enlistment, according to Chief Master Sgt Dennis Drogo Air Force chief of enlisted accessions policy at the Pentagon.

The 15-month obligation does not begin until airmen out and out basic military training and technical training school

"The [clock begins] in succession the date they report to their first toll station," Drogo said. "When they near the last of their enlistment, they will have the opportunity to fix upon whether they would like to dilate their active-duty commitment for 24 month or join the Air National Guard or Air Force lay by for the same length of time."

However, after completing the additional sum of two units years of service, these airmen still have another four years of service to fulfill.

They can re-enlist in the active-duty Air Force, reach out their Guard or Reserve commitment, transfer to the Individual Ready hold or participate in another national service program so as Americorps or the Peace Corps, the chief said.

Airmen who enlist subordinate to this program will be able to conduce to in only 29 Air Force specialties. These specialties were chosen based upon recommendations from career-field managers. a of these will have special requirements, in the same state [i]or[/i] condition as civilian certification or training, that airmen must posses before being considered for record into the career field.

"This will allow airmen to be 'spun up' quickly and begin contributing to the mission," he said.

Airmen will be able to single out from one of three incentives for the program. The incentives include a $5000 cash bonus, $10000 student-loan repayment for qualified loans or education assistance benefits comparable to the Montgomery GI Bill.

If they single out to re-enlist, airmen retain their chosen incentives and can pitch upon to participate in the Montgomery GI Bill.

Drogo descrys the program as having brace major benefits.

"First, it will increase the number of clan in the general public with military experience to better inform the American public about what we do in the military," he said. "Survey have shown that what greatest in quantity people know about the military they have learned from family and friends who have served"

The secondary benefit will be to provide another source of members for the air reservation components, he said,

Air Force specialties lay open to 15-month enlistees

* 1COX1 airfield management

* ICOX2, operations resource management

* IT1XI, aircrew life support

* 2FOXX fuels

* 2ROX1 maintenance data methods analyst

* 2R1X1 maintenance production management

* 2SOX1 accommodate with management

* 2TOX1, traffic management

* 2T1X1 vehicle operations

* 2T2X1 air transportation

* 2T3X1 special intention vehicle and equipment maintenance

* 2T3X4 general end vehicle mechanic

* 3AOX1, information management

* 3COX2 communication-computer a whole s programming

* 3ElX1 heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration

* 3E2X1 pavement and construction equipment

* 3E4XL utilities systems

* 3E7X1 fire protection

* 3MOX1 services

* 3P0X1 security forces

* 3S0X1 personnel

* 4A0X1, health services management

* 4AIX1, medical materiel

* 4COX1 mental health service

* 4DOX1, diet therapy

* 4E0Xl public health

* 4Y0Xl dental assistant

* 5ROX1 chaplain assistant

* 6FOX1 financial management and comptroller

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