DoD Announces Recruiting and Retention Numbers for December

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

 

• Active duty recruiting.  All services met or exceeded their recruiting goals in December. 

 

	Accessions	Goal	Percent
Army	861	700	123
Navy	2,071	2,071	100
Marine Corps	1,761	1,603	110
Air Force	2,330	2,330	100

 

• Active duty retention.   Retention in the services remains solid.  The Army, Marine Corps and Air Force are meeting or exceeding overall retention missions.  Navy met 96 percent of its year-to-date mission.

 

• Reserve forces recruiting.  Five of the six reserve components met or exceeded their recruiting goals in December.

 

	Accessions	Goal	Percent
Army National Guard	5,035	4,233	119
Army Reserve	1,257	1,233	102
Navy Reserve	540	679	80
Marine Corps Reserve	493	472	104
Air National Guard	827	789	105
Air Force Reserve	596	565	105

  

 

·        Reserve forces retention.  For August, Army National Guard retention was 127 percent of the cumulative goal of 8,885, and Air National Guard retention was 96 percent of its cumulative goal of 2,297. Both the Army and Air Guard are currently at 99 percent of their end strength. Losses in all reserve components for November are well within acceptable limits.  Indications are that trend will continue into December.

        

To view a fact sheet on who is volunteering for the military, click here. 

 

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) 784-9455 for Marine Corps and (901) 874-9048 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) 678-1240; and Marine Corps Reserve (504) 678-6535.