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700 Air Force Reserve jobs coming over next four years at Little Rock

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  • By Capt. Joe Knable
  • 19th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. --  More than 700 new Air Force Reserve jobs will come open during the next few years as the new legacy C-130 training unit grows to its projected full strength of 706 Air Reserve Technicians, traditional Reservists and civilians with no military affiliation.

The unit, most likely to be designated a group, is expected to grow to approximately 75 people this year, including roughly 40 full-time jobs.

This year, the unit will target hiring for its supervisory and leadership package in all of its functions. Next year, it plans to add an additional 206 people, and then approximately 200 people a year until it reaches its end strength, said Col. Archie Frye, one of the unit's two members hired so far.

The unit will be comprised mainly of C-130 legacy aircrews, flight line maintainers, a full civilian finance office, a personnel section, a limited full-time medical staff and a group headquarters element. The only full time positions will be Air Reserve Technicians and non-military civilian jobs; there will be no Active Guard Reserves positions in the unit.

Colonel Frye has been getting many resumes sent to him. While he loves reading resumes, he said, he asks that anyone interested in a job submit their resume to usajobs.gov, where the jobs will be posted as they come available.

Colonel Frye is looking for people with certain character traits to help make his partnerships with the 189th and 314th successful. "I'm a firm believer that the Air Force trains all people equally, so we know you have the technical skill," he said. "To make an association like this work, the people who comprise it must be willing to compromise as they work together. We're looking for people who have a history of getting along and making things happen, even when it's not their job."

So far, recruiting is going very well for the new unit. Colonel Frye is "having no problem recruiting people; people want to be part of Little Rock."