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

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		No. 311-09
IMMEDIATE RELEASE		May 11, 2009

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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 April.

· Active Component.

· Recruiting. All four active services met or exceeded their recruiting goals for April.

· Army – 3,995 accessions with a goal of 3,900; 102 percent

· Navy – 2,719 accessions with a goal of 2,719; 100 percent

· Marine Corps – 1,666 accessions with a goal of 1,018; 164 percent

· Air Force – 2,162 accessions with a goal of 2,157; 100 percent

· Retention. All four active services continued their success in fiscal 2009, meeting or exceeding April retention goals.

· Reserve Component.

· Accessions. All six reserve components met or exceeded their accession goals for the month of April 2009.

· Army National Guard – 4,474 accessions with a goal of 4,029; 111 percent

· Army Reserve – 3,425 accessions with a goal of 3,333; 103 percent

· Navy Reserve – 611 accessions with a goal of 611; 100 percent

· Marine Corps Reserve – 422 accessions with a goal of 422; 100 percent

· Air National Guard – 870 accessions with a goal of 860; 101 percent

· Air Force Reserve – 786 accessions with a goal of 783; 100 percent

· Attrition. Losses in all reserve components were 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) 874-9068 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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