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

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		No. 1096-07
IMMEDIATE RELEASE		September 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 August.

• Active Duty Enlisted Recruiting.

Monthly. All four services met or exceeded recruiting goals for August.

Active Duty Retention. Retention remains extremely 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. Four of the six Reserve components met or exceeded their accession goals for August 2007.



Reserve Retention.  Losses in all Reserve components are within acceptable limits. We expect August 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.

 

 

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