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

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		No. 943-08
IMMEDIATE RELEASE		November 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 October.

· Active Duty Recruiting.

· October Monthly. All services met or exceeded recruiting goals for October.
- Army: 5,324 accessions with a goal of 5,275, for 101 percent
- Navy: 2,930 accessions with a goal of 2,930, for 100 percent
- Marine Corps: 2,983 accessions with a goal of 2,875, for 104 percent
- Air Force: 3,336 accessions with a goal of 3,336, for 100 percent

* Active Duty Retention. All four active components are off to an excellent start, exceeding October retention goals.

· Reserve Forces Recruiting.

· October Monthly. All six reserve components met or exceeded their accession goals for the month of October 2008.
- Army National Guard: 6,487 accessions with a goal of 5,600, 116 percent
- Army Reserve: 3,049 accessions with a goal of 2,770, 110 percent
- Navy Reserve: 664 accessions with a goal of 664, 100 percent
- Marine Corps Reserve: 968 accessions with a goal of 640, 151 percent
- Air National Guard: 913 accessions with a goal of 758, 120 percent
- Air Force Reserve: 856 accessions with a goal of 856, 100 percent

· 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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