The Department of Defense announced today its recruiting and retention statistics for the active and reserve components for January 2010:

• Active Component.
  • Recruiting.  All four active services met or exceeded their accession goals for January 2010.
    • Army:  8,513 accessions with a goal of 8,393; 101 percent
    • Navy:  3,012 accessions with a goal of 3,012; 100 percent
    • Marine Corps:  3,035 accessions with a goal of 3,024; 100 percent
    • Air Force:  2,593 accessions with a goal of 2,593; 100 percent
    • Retention.  The Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force retained near or above mission goals through the first four months of fiscal 2010.
• Reserve Component.
  • Recruiting.  All six reserve components met or exceeded their accession goals for January 2010.
  • Army National Guard:  4,402 accessions with a goal of 4,100; 107 percent
  • Army Reserve – 2,272 accessions with a goal of 2,229; 102 percent
  • Navy Reserve – 511 accessions with a goal of 511; 100 percent
  • Marine Corps Reserve – 1,130 accessions with a goal of 819; 138 percent
  • Air National Guard – 563 accessions with a goal of 470; 120 percent
  • Air Force Reserve – 772 accessions with a goal of 772; 100 percent
  • Attrition.  Losses in all reserve components are within acceptable limits.

The Department of Defense announced today its recruiting and retention statistics for the active and reserve components for the month of December 2009.

· Active Component.

· Recruiting. All four active services met or exceeded their accession goals for December 2009.

· Army – 487 accessions with a goal of 403; 121 percent

· Navy – 2,384 accessions with a goal of 2,384; 100 percent

· Marine Corps – 2,221 accessions with a goal of 2,180; 102 percent

· Air Force – 2,834 accessions with a goal of 2,834; 100 percent

· Retention. All four active services retained near or above mission goals through the first three months of fiscal 2010.

· Reserve Component.

· Recruiting. Five of the six reserve components met or exceeded their accession goals for December 2009. The Army National Guard is on track to meet its year-end recruiting goal.

· Army National Guard – 4,175 accessions with a goal of 4,319; 97 percent

· Army Reserve – 2,253 accessions with a goal of 2,050; 110 percent

· Navy Reserve – 496 accessions with a goal of 496; 100 percent

· Marine Corps Reserve – 767 accessions with a goal of 592; 130 percent

· Air National Guard – 692 accessions with a goal of 450; 154 percent

· Air Force Reserve – 917 accessions with a goal of 917; 100 percent

· Attrition. Losses in all reserve components are within acceptable limits.

The Department of Defense announced today its recruiting and retention statistics for the active and reserve components for the month of November 2009:

Active Component.

Recruiting.  All four active services met or exceeded their accession goals for November 2009.

• Army – 7,063 accessions with a goal of 6,858; 103 percent
• Navy – 3,291 accessions with a goal of 3,291; 100 percent
• Marine Corps – 1,789 accessions with a goal of 1,780; 100 percent
• Air Force – 2,894 accessions with a goal of 2,894; 100 percent

• Retention.  The Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps all continue to exhibit strong retention over the first two months of fiscal 2010.

Reserve Component. 

Recruiting. Four of the six reserve components met or exceeded their accession goals for November 2009.  The Army National Guard and the Air National Guard are currently projected to come in over their budgeted strengths, and have reduced their November accessions accordingly.

• Army National Guard – 3,335 accessions with a goal of 4,322; 77 percent
• Army Reserve – 2,741 accessions with a goal of 2,009; 136 percent
• Navy Reserve – 631 accessions with a goal of 597; 106 percent
• Marine Corps Reserve – 727 accessions with a goal of 579; 126 percent
• Air National Guard – 534 accessions with a goal 700; 76 percent
• Air Force Reserve – 758 accessions with a goal of 457; 166 percent

Attrition.  Losses in all reserve components are within acceptable limits.

All active-duty and reserve-component military branches met or exceeded their recruiting goals for October, Defense Department officials said.

October’s results – the first for fiscal 2010 — continue a successful military recruiting mission that experienced a banner year in fiscal 2009.

Active and reserve military components notched record recruiting numbers in fiscal 2009 and also signed up the highest-quality recruits since the all-volunteer force began in 1973, Bill Carr, deputy undersecretary of defense for military personnel policy, told Pentagon reporters at an Oct. 13 news conference.

Active-duty military recruiting continued its winning ways in October:

– The Army signed up 6,914 active-duty soldiers in October, making 101 percent of its 6,858 goal.

– The Navy signed up 2,926 active-duty sailors in October, making 100 percent of its 2,926 goal.

– The Marine Corps signed up 2,851 active-duty Marines in October, making 100 percent of its 2,843 goal.

– The Air Force signed up 2,198 active-duty airmen in October, making 100 percent of its 2,198 goal.

All four active-duty services also met or exceeded their retention goals for October.

All six reserve components met or exceeded their recruiting goals in October:

– The Army National Guard had 4,425 accessions, making 112 percent of its 3,947 goal.

– The Army Reserve had 3,348 accessions, making 125 percent of its 2,675 goal.

– The Navy Reserve had 671 accessions, making 100 percent of its 671 goal.

– The Marine Corps Reserve had 1,132 accessions, making 144 percent of its 787 goal.

– The Air National Guard had 698 accessions, making 124 percent of its 562 goal.

– The Air Force Reserve had 1,083 accessions, making 100 percent of its 1,083 goal.

Attrition losses for the reserve components are not available, pending corrections and resubmissions from services, officials said.

Carr acknowledged that the current economic downturn probably is having a positive effect on recruiting, but he also pointed to the efforts of military recruiters for the results in fiscal 2009, noting that the military deployed a robust bonus program in which 40 percent of recruits received an average bonus of $14,000.

And last year’s success should positively affect the military’s recruiting mission in fiscal 2010, Carr added.

“You just don’t start recruiting from zero. … You would start with the number [of recruits] that are under contract to report for training in the months ahead,” Carr pointed out.

For example, the Army’s active-duty recruiting goal for fiscal 2010 is about 74,500 soldiers, Maj. Gen. Donald M. Campbell Jr., chief of Army Recruiting Command, told Pentagon reporters at the Oct. 13 news conference.

However, Campbell said, the Army had signed up about 30,000 new active soldiers through delayed-entry programs. And these troops, he said, will count toward the Army’s fiscal 2010 recruiting goal.

The Department of Defense announced today its recruiting and retention statistics for active and reserve components for October 2009:

Active Duty Recruiting for October 2009.  All four services met or exceeded their recruiting goals. 

-The Army had 6,914 accessions, making 101 percent of its 6,858 goal.

-The Navy had 2,926 accessions, making 100 percent of its 2,926 goal.

-The Marine Corps had 2,851 accessions, making 100 percent of its 2,843 goal.

-The Air Force had 2,198 accessions, making 100 percent of its 2,198 goal.

Active Duty Retention.  All four services met or exceed their retention goals for October 2009.

Reserve Forces Recruiting for October 2009.  All six Reserve components met or exceeded their goals.

-The Army National Guard had 4,425 accessions, making 112 percent of its 3,947 goal and the Army Reserve had 3,348 accessions, making 125 percent of its 2,675 goal.

-The Navy Reserve had 671 accessions, making 100 percent of its 671 goal.

-The Marine Corps Reserve had 1,132 accessions, making 144 percent of its 787goal.

-The Air National Guard had 698 accessions, making 124 percent of its 562 goal, and the Air Force Reserve had 1,083 accessions, making 100 percent of its 1,083 goal.

Reserve Attrition.  Losses for the Reserve components are not available pending corrections and resubmissions from services.

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The Department of Defense announced today its recruiting and retention statistics for the active and reserve components for the month of August:

        Active Component. 

• Recruiting.  All services met or exceeded recruiting goals for August. 
• Army – 8,285 accessions with a goal of 6,100; 136 percent
• Navy – 3,289 accessions with a goal of 3,289 ; 100 percent
• Marine Corps – 3,393 accessions with a goal of 3,073; 110 percent
• Air Force – 2,681 accessions with a goal of 2,681; 100 percent
• Retention.  Retentions continues to be very strong as all four Active Component Services met or exceeded their retention goals.

       Reserve Component.  

• Accessions.  All six reserve components met their monthly mission for August and are on track to success for fiscal year 09.
• Army National Guard – 2,337 accessions with a goal of 4,277; 55 percent
• Army Reserve – 1,478 accessions with a goal of 1,208; 122 percent
• Navy Reserve – 636 accessions with a goal of 636; 100 percent
• Marine Corps Reserve – 433 accessions with a goal of 565; 77percent
• Air National Guard – 688 accessions with a goal of 840; 82 percent
• Air Force Reserve – 827 accessions with a goal of 167; 495 percent  
• Attrition.  Losses in all Reserve components were within acceptable limits.