The Department of Defense announced today its recruiting and retention statistics for the Active and Reserve components for Fiscal Year 2007.
· Active Duty Recruiting Fiscal Year 2007. All Services met or exceeded their recruiting goals for FY 2007.
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Annual – End of Fiscal Year 2007
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Accessions
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Goal
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Percent
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Army
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80,407
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80,000
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101
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Navy
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37,361
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37,000
|
101
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Marine Corps
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35,603
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35,576
|
100
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Air Force
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27,801
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27,801
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100
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· Active Duty Retention. Retention remains extremely strong in the active force with all Services having met or exceeded their aggregate year-to-date targets. The Marine Corps surpassed its overall aggregate reenlistment mission (110%) allowing them to exceed their FY07 targeted end strength by a comfortable margin. Air Force final information is pending.
Reserve Forces Accessions Fiscal Year 2007. Four of the six Reserve components met or exceeded their accession goals for FY 2007.
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Annual – End of Fiscal Year 2007
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Quantity – YTD
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Accessions
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Goal
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Percent
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Army National Guard
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66,652
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70,000
|
95
|
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Army Reserve
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35,734
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35,505
|
101
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Navy Reserve
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10,627
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10,602
|
100
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Marine Corps Reserve
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7,959
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7,256
|
110
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Air National Guard
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9,975
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10,690
|
93
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Air Force Reserve
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7,110
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6,834
|
104
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· Reserve Retention. Losses in all Reserve components are within acceptable limits. We expect September 2007 to continue at the current trend. (Note: This indicator lags by one month)
Detailed information on specific recruiting data can be obtained by contacting the individual military recruiting commands at (502) 626-0164 for Army, (210) 565-4678 for Air Force, (703) 784-9454 for Marine Corps and (901) 874-9049 for Navy. The reserve components can be reached at the following numbers: National Guard Bureau (703) 607-2586; Army Reserve (404) 464-8490; Air Force Reserve (703) 697-1761; Navy Reserve (504) 678-6055; and Marine Corps Reserve (504) 678-6535.
