--- title: "Airman joins recruiter hall of fame for getting 100 people to enlist" description: "Tech. Sgt. Abdoulie Bah joins the service’s recruiting hall of fame for getting 100 people to enlist in a year." date: "2025-09-12" modified: "2025-09-12" authors: - name: "Patty Nieberg" job_title: "Senior Reporter" link: "https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/patty-nieberg/" url: "https://taskandpurpose.com/news/air-force-recruiter-century-club/" categories: - "Air Force" - "Benefits" - "Career" - "Field Guide" - "Military Branches" - "News" --- # Airman joins recruiter hall of fame for getting 100 people to enlist ![U.S. Air Force Col. Michael S. Albert, 434th Air Refueling Wing commander, Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana, coins Tech. Sgt. Abdoulie Bah, 350th Recruiting Squadron recruiter, for breaking a recruiting record by reaching 100 accessions within the 2025 fiscal year, becoming a ’Centurian Club’ recruiter on Aug. 9, 2025, Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana. The last time a recruiter accessed 100 or more new Airmen was in 2014 and there have been fewer than 10 to earn the distinction within the past 20 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Benjamin Mota)]() *Air Force Tech. Sgt. Abdoulie Bah signed up 100 enlistees in fiscal year 2025. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Benjamin Mota.* An Air Force Reserve recruiter has joined the service’s hall of fame for helping a staggering number of civilians decide they wanted to wake up early every day, wear the same clothes all the time, and do other genuinely important things, like selflessly serve their country. Tech. Sgt. Abdoulie Bah, a recruiter with the Air Force’s 350th Recruiting Squadron, got more than 100 new airmen to join the service in fiscal year 2025, officials said in a [release](). Bah will join the Air Force’s “Century Club” — which is reserved for the service’s best recruiters. In August, Master Sgt. Todd Parkison, an Air Force recruiter, was recognized when he [brought in his 700th airman](). Bah, originally from Gambia in West Africa, came to the U.S. in 2014 and joined the Air Force in 2016 and became an Air Force recruiter in 2023. Getting 100 accessions — the military jargon for getting folks to enlist — was not an easy task and neither was his assignment in the first place. Bah was the only recruiter on his flight for three months while he covered recruiting efforts for five offices. He also became a lead recruiter and mentored four Air Force rookies. After two years, Bah’s work helped his team shoot up to one of the top three recruiting posts in the 350th recruiting command after being at the bottom, according to the release. The [350th Recruiting Squadron]() has 66 recruiting offices that cover parts of New England, the Mid-Atlantic and the Midwest. Bah’s success comes as the military services have begun to see a turnaround in the [recruiting slump]() that lasted several years due to a number of factors, like the [shrinking pool of candidates]() and challenges [appealing to Gen Z](). In 2023, the Air Force [fell short by 27,000 recruits]() — the first time that the service missed its goal [since 1999](). But in June, [officials announced]() that the Air Force hit its 30,000 recruitment goal three months ahead of schedule — sending nearly 25,000 to basic training, with the rest scheduled to begin training by Sept. 30. ## Author Patty is a senior reporter for Task & Purpose. She's reported on the military for six years, embedding with the National Guard during a hurricane and covering Guantanamo Bay legal proceedings for an alleged al Qaeda commander. Her previous bylines can be found at the *Associated Press*, *Bloomberg Government*, *Washington Post*, *The New York Times*, and *ABC*. You can reach Patty by email at [Patty.Nieberg@taskandpurpose.com](). ### Author social links [Twitter]() [LinkedIn]()