U.S. Air Force recruitment taking off

COVID-19 is changing the way a lot of us do business, and that includes the United States Air Force.

Tricia Keen reports.

THAT'S INCLUDING THE UNITEDSTATES AIR FORCE!

13 ACTIONNEWS ANCHOR TRICIA KEANREPORTS...WHILE THE BUSINESS MODEL ISDIFFERENT...THE AIR FORCE'S RECRUITMENTOFFICES - ARE BUSIER THAN EVER!SSGT.ALEX LESEUR: RECRUITMENT HASNOT STOPPED.IT'S JUST THE WAY WE'RE DOINGIT.STAFF SGT.ALEX LESEURSAYS HIS NORTH LAS VEGASRECRUITMENT OFFICE IS BUSIERTHAN USUAL THESE DAYS.ALEX LESEUR: I THINK NOW THATPEOPLE ARE OUT OF WORK, THEYSEE THE AIR FORCE IS ESSENTIALAND A SOLID PAYCHECK.SOCIAL DISTANCING IS KEEPINGRECRUITS FROM PHYSICALLYWALKING IN THE DOOR.SO FACE-TO-FACE MEETINGS HAVEGONE DIGITAL.AZUL CORTES ON FACETIME: INHIGH SCHOOL, I DID ROTC.LOCAL RECRUIT AZUL CORTES SAYSSHE FOUND A LOVE FOR THEMILITARY AT A YOUNG AGE...AND ISN'T LETTING ANYTHING STOPHER FROM SIGNING UP.AZUL CORTES ON FACETIME: ITHINK WITH ALL THIS GOING ONWITH COVID-19, FACETIME ISN'TREALLY AWKWARD.IT'S SOMETHING WE'RE VERY USEDTO.AS A MEDICAL ASSISTANT, SHESAYS SHE'S READY TO TAKE HERCAREER TO THE NEXT LEVEL.99AZUL CORTES ON FACETIME: IWANT TO STICK TO THE MEDICALFIELD.IT'S SOMETHING THAT, I WANT TOCONTINUE TO HELP PEOPLE.I GUESS IT'S SOMETHING IN ME.IT'S MY CALLING.LESEUR SAYS, A LOT OF RECRUITSDON'T SEEM TOO CONCERNED, BUTTHEY DO HAVE QUESTIONS.ALEX LESEUR: THEY'RE ASKINGABOUT SOCIAL DISTANCING DURINGBOOT CAMP.THAT'S ONE OF THE BIG THINGS,IS THEIR HEALTH.THAT'S A BIG CONCERN RIGHT NOW.LESEUR SAYS THE AIR FORCE ISDOING IT'S PART TO KEEP ITSFIRST TWO WEEKS THEY ARE TAKING