This week the Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard announced a decrease in activated reservists, while the Navy announced an increase. The net collective result is 1,782 fewer reservists activated than last week.

At any given time, services may activate some units and individuals while deactivating others, making it possible for these figures to either increase or decrease.  The total number currently on active duty from the Army National Guard and Army Reserve is 88,668; Navy Reserve, 6,391; Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve, 16,181; Marine Corps Reserve, 4,853; and the Coast Guard Reserve, 784.  This brings the total National Guard and Reserve personnel who have been activated to 116,877, including both units and individual augmentees.

A cumulative roster of all National Guard and Reserve personnel who are currently activated may be found on line at: http://www.defense.gov/news/d20100720ngr.pdf.

This week the Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard announced a decrease in activated reservists, while the Navy announced an increase. The net collective result is 1,725 fewer reservists activated than last week.

At any given time, services may activate some units and individuals while deactivating others, making it possible for these figures to either increase or decrease.  The total number currently on active duty from the Army National Guard and Army Reserve is 91,586; Navy Reserve, 6,384; Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve, 17,071; Marine Corps Reserve, 5,280; and the Coast Guard Reserve, 824.  This brings the total National Guard and Reserve personnel who have been activated to 121,145, including both units and individual augmentees.

A cumulative roster of all National Guard and Reserve personnel who are currently activated may be found on line at: http://www.defense.gov/news/d20100629ngr.pdf

This week the Army, Marine Corps and Air Force and Coast Guard announced a decrease in activated reservists, while the Navy announced an increase. The net collective result is 1,847 fewer reservists activated than last week.

At any given time, services may activate some units and individuals while deactivating others, making it possible for these figures to either increase or decrease.  The total number currently on active duty from the Army National Guard and Army Reserve is 92,730; Navy Reserve, 6,261; Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve, 17,309; Marine Corps Reserve, 6,125; and the Coast Guard Reserve, 822.  This brings the total National Guard and Reserve personnel who have been activated to 123,247, including both units and individual augmentees.

A cumulative roster of all National Guard and Reserve personnel who are currently activated may be found on line at: http://www.defense.gov/news/d20100615ngr.pdf.

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

              • Active Component.

                  • Recruiting.  All four active services met or exceeded their accession goals for May 2010. 

                    o Army – 6,296 accessions with a goal of 6,056; 104 percent
                    o Navy – 2,534 accessions with a goal of 2,534; 100 percent
                    o Marine Corps – 912 accessions with a goal of 910; 100 percent
                    o Air Force – 2,227 accessions with a goal of 2,227; 100 percent

                  • Retention.  Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force retention is at or above the fiscal year-to-date goals for the first eight months of the year. 

              • Reserve Component.  

                  • Recruiting.  Five of the six reserve components exceeded their accession goals for May 2010.  The Army National Guard intentionally slowed accessions for May because it is exceeding its fiscal year-to-date recruiting program.

                     o Army National Guard – 4,429 accessions with a goal of 5,102; 87 percent
                     o Army Reserve – 1,957 accessions with a goal of 1,785; 110 percent
                     o Navy Reserve – 468 accessions with a goal of 434; 108 percent
                     o Marine Corps Reserve – 920 accessions with a goal of 754; 122 percent
                     o Air National Guard – 546 accessions with a goal of 475; 115 percent
                     o Air Force Reserve – 774 accessions with a goal of 695; 111 percent
 
                  • Attrition.  Losses in all reserve components are within acceptable limits.

This week the Army, Navy, and Air Force announced a decrease in activated reservists, while the Marine Corps and Coast Guard announced an increase.  The net collective result is 3,303 fewer reservists activated than last week.

At any given time, services may activate some units and individuals while deactivating others, making it possible for these figures to either increase or decrease.  The total number currently on active duty from the Army National Guard and Army Reserve is 93,698; Navy Reserve, 6,152; Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve, 18,387; Marine Corps Reserve, 6,685; and the Coast Guard Reserve, 836.  This brings the total National Guard and Reserve personnel who have been activated to 125,758, including both units and individual augmentees.

A cumulative roster of all National Guard and Reserve personnel who are currently activated may be found online at: http://www.defense.gov/news/d20100601ngr.pdf.

The Coast Guard has changed its federal on-scene coordinator overseeing the Gulf of Mexico oil spill response. Plus, the primary Haiti aid mission has now ended.

Admiral Thad Allen stepped down as Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard during a change of command ceremony May 25.