Military

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

 

• Active duty recruiting.  All services exceeded their recruiting goals in June.

 

• Active duty recruiting from Oct. 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006.

 

• Active duty retention.  All services are projected to meet their retention goals for the current fiscal year.

 

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

 

 

• Reserve forces recruiting from Oct. 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006.

 

 

• Reserve forces retention.  For June, Army National Guard retention was 122 percent of the cumulative goal of 25,239, and Air National Guard retention was 108 percent of its cumulative goal of 7,121. Both the Army and Air Guard are currently at 96 and 99 percent of their end strength, respectively.  Losses in all reserve components for May are well within acceptable limits.  Indications are that trend will continue into June.

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) 874-9049 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) 678-1240; and Marine Corps Reserve (504) 678-6535.