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Choose your career, prepare for BMT, and understand what comes next with honest guidance built to help you succeed.

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The track record

Independent since 2015. Used by recruits, families, and recruiters.

Forever Wingman gives future Airmen and their families one place to research careers and prepare for what comes next. The site is built from service experience, primary sources, and ongoing research.

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2015
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Recruits and families
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170+
Career paths in one place
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Recruiter feedback★★★★★
“I’ve been using your website while recruiting, and it’s helped plenty of my applicants decide the Air Force is the right choice for them.”
TSgt · USAF Recruiter
Applicant feedback★★★★★
“A really well put together website. I wish I’d found it months ago. I’m headed to MEPS next week, and it’s given me a much better perspective on the careers in the Air Force.”
Aspiring Airman
Recruiter feedback★★★★★
“Thank you for the awesome website you put together. I use it all the time explaining jobs to my recruits. It’s been very beneficial these last 3 years of recruiting.”
MSgt · USAF Recruiter

Plan your research

Research careers, save your options, and build your list.

Start with career search. Save promising AFSCs, add private notes, and rank your choices before you talk them through with your recruiter.

Recommended starting pointOpen the AFSC explorer
  1. Search and filter Air Force careersFilter by career family, aptitude area, and other requirements. Open any AFSC for duties, training, and qualification details.Full AFSC libraryOpen career search
  2. Keep promising jobs togetherUse the heart on any career page to keep your strongest options together while you continue researching.Saved on this deviceFind careers to save
  3. Add notes and rank your saved jobsRecord private notes, change the order of your choices, and print or copy the list for your recruiter meetings.Private notes and printable listOpen your list
  4. Learn how the Air Force worksUse AF099, AF101, and AF102 to prepare for BMT, understand Air Force life, and learn from first-term experience.AF099, AF101, and AF102Choose a course

Air Force courses

Learn what to expect before and after BMT.

AF099 covers BMT. AF101 explains enlistment and Air Force life. AF102 shares practical lessons for your first term.

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01CourseAF099

Basic Training

Study BMT arrival, customs, fitness, field skills, and required knowledge before you ship.

Open AF09902CourseAF101

Air Force Knowledge

Learn how enlistment, MEPS, job selection, pay, assignments, and daily Air Force life work.

Open AF10103CourseAF102

What I Wish I Knew

Read practical lessons about mindset, people, learning, and decisions during your first enlistment.

Open AF102

Latest guides

Practical answers to common Air Force questions.

Read detailed guides about careers, BMT, fitness, assignments, benefits, and the decisions that come before enlistment.

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Josh, Air Force veteran and founder of Forever Wingman

About Forever Wingman

Created by an Air Force veteran

I'm Josh, an Air Force veteran and the founder of Forever Wingman. I built the site to give future Airmen the context I wish I had before enlisting. The guidance here draws on my service experience and careful research so you can make informed decisions and arrive prepared.

  • Command Post (1C3X1): 5 years Active Duty, 2 years Reserve
  • Fire Protection (3E7X1): Active Duty
  • Stationed at RAF Lakenheath, Kadena AB, and Langley AFB
  • Guiding future Airmen through Forever Wingman since 2015
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