The Department of Defense announced today its recruiting and retention statistics for the active and reserve components for the month of March.
· Active Component.
· Recruiting. All services met or exceeded recruiting goals for March.
· Army – 6,548 accessions with a goal of 6,425; 102 percent
· Navy – 2,857 accessions with a goal of 2,857; 100 percent
· Marine Corps – 2,017 accessions with a goal of 1,411; 143 percent
· Air Force – 2,748 accessions with a goal of 2,745; 100 percent
· Retention. All four active components continued their success in fiscal 2009, meeting or exceeding March retention goals.
· Reserve Component.
· Accessions. All six reserve components met or exceeded their accession goals for the month of March.
· Army National Guard – 6,255 accessions with a goal of 4,974; 126 percent
· Army Reserve – 4,771 accessions with a goal of 3,445; 138 percent
· Navy Reserve – 654 accessions with a goal of 654; 100 percent
· Marine Corps Reserve – 579 accessions with a goal of 566; 102 percent
· Air National Guard – 933 accessions with a goal of 840; 111 percent
· Air Force Reserve – 825 accessions with a goal of 825; 100 percent
· Attrition. Losses in all Reserve components were within acceptable limits.
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.
