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

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		No. 492-08
IMMEDIATE RELEASE		June 10, 2008

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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 May.

·        Active Duty Recruiting.

·        May Monthly. All services met or exceeded recruiting goals for the month of May (below) and have surpassed goals for fiscal 2008 to date.

 

• Active Duty Retention. Army, Navy, and Marine Corps continue to enjoy excellent reenlistment rates and are meeting or exceeding goals across the board.   

·        Reserve Forces Recruiting.

·        May Monthly.  Five of the six reserve components met or exceeded their accession goals for May 2008. The Army National Guard, which is already at (109 percent) of its year-to-date goal, finished the month at 94 percent of its May goal, reflecting an Army decision to have the National Guard strength at its authorized level.

 

·        Reserve Attrition. Losses in all reserve components are 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.

 

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