TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Oklahoma -- Conscientious. Cohesive. Phenomenal.

That's what Senior Master Sgt. Marvin Greene, senior recruiter for the 507th Air Refueling Wing, said about his recruiting team recently.

And having returned from the Air Force Reserve Command recruiters' annual conference at the National Training Center in Leesburg, Va., they have the awards to prove it. The eight-recruiter-strong team won the Superior Achievement Award for achieving 135% of their recruiting goal. The team also marked a 20 percent increase over last year's production, leading to their placing fourth overall in total accessions for AFRC recruiting,

Master Sgts. Melissa Melichar, Ronald Gregory, Jason Sommers, Tony Anderson and Marcel Jacques; Tech. Sgts. Jackie Harris-Sanchez and Nathan Gilroy; and Staff Sgt.
Seneca Collins were individually recognized for achieving 110% of their respective recruiting goals for fiscal year 2010, with two of those recruiters surpassing 200% of their annual goals.

"I am very lucky to have such a recruiting team," said Greene. "They make my life and job easier." And Greene bragged about his new lead recruiter, Master Sgt. Melissa Melichar, for her efforts and awards. And she won several at the conference.

First, Melichar joined the "Century Club" -- earned for achieving at least 150% of her annual recruiting goals -- for the third time in her recruiting career, giving her the privilege of wearing the Air Force Master Recruiter's Badge. "It is considered significant," said Greene, "when a recruiter reaches that rare goal."

Melichar's additional awards include:
- Being ranked second place overall in AFRC for enlisted accessions;
- Winning the Central Recruiting Squadron's "Lightning Bolt" award for being their top recruiter;
- Achieving the "Two Per Week" award for processing 26 accessions in a three-month period;
- Being named the Central Recruiting Squadron's top recruiter of the third quarter; and
- Being named the top recruiter for critical skills career fields.

Greene said Melichar struck a good balance between meeting her quotas for enlisted accessions and filling the Air Force Reserve's mission-critical career fields this year.
But Greene said his recruiters achieved their accolades for working as a team, adding that they help each other out to do their jobs the best they can, and that they promote a "family environment" when it comes to recruiting.

And Greene tipped his flight cap to the men and women of the 507th Air Refueling Wing for his recruiters' achievements by saying, "they make our success possible."  To contact a recruiter, call 1-800-257-1212.