Recruiting Posters

I received this set of posters from my football recruiter, Captain Neal Starkey (see here for more about him). For about 40 years I kept them in the mailing tube, hardly ever taking them out to look at them. I’ve cropped a 2-3″ white surrounding border from the actual posters which included a caption and … Read more

A Recruiting Letter

Donated by Steve Stockdale, CS-39 As a lightly-recruited high school quarterback, I received the attention of a few college recruiters, including from the Academy and Canoe U. A one-two recruiting punch proved very effective … first the personal handwritten letter, then the marketing propaganda. Then the information/propaganda. Note the Air Force “Privileges” below obviously referenced … Read more

Growth Into Leadership

Contributed by Pete Trump, CS-39 This promotional brochure was printed during the term of General Moorman as Superintendent (1965-1970). There are two identifying marks: U.S. Government Printing Office : 1968 O-309-518 CO 67-26-AFA Produced by the Advertising Division, HQ U.S. Air Force