U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release

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		No. 991-07
IMMEDIATE RELEASE		August 10, 2007

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The Department of Defense announced today its recruiting and retention statistics for the Active and Reserve components for the month of July.  

            Active Duty Enlisted Recruiting. 

            Monthly.  All four Services met or exceeded recruiting goals for July. 

            Active Duty Retention. Retention remains strong in the active force with all Services meeting or exceeding their aggregate year-to-date targets. We anticipate that all Services will meet their fiscal year retention goals in all categories.

            Reserve Forces Enlisted Accessions.  

            Monthly.  Accession data include: Recruiting + Active to Reserve Transitions + IRR to Unit Transfers. Five of the six Reserve components met or exceeded their goals for July 2007.

            Reserve Retention. Losses in all Reserve components are within acceptable limits. We expect July 2007 to continue at the current trend. (Note: This indicator lags by one month).

            Detailed information 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: 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.

 

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