U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release |
No. 024-10 | ||
IMMEDIATE RELEASE | January 13, 2010 |
The Department of Defense announced today its recruiting and retention statistics for the active and reserve components for the month of December 2009.
· Active Component.
· Recruiting. All four active services met or exceeded their accession goals for December 2009.
· Army – 487 accessions with a goal of 403; 121 percent
· Navy – 2,384 accessions with a goal of 2,384; 100 percent
· Marine Corps – 2,221 accessions with a goal of 2,180; 102 percent
· Air Force – 2,834 accessions with a goal of 2,834; 100 percent
· Retention. All four active services retained near or above mission goals through the first three months of fiscal 2010.
· Reserve Component.
· Recruiting. Five of the six reserve components met or exceeded their accession goals for December 2009. The Army National Guard is on track to meet its year-end recruiting goal.
· Army National Guard – 4,175 accessions with a goal of 4,319; 97 percent
· Army Reserve – 2,253 accessions with a goal of 2,050; 110 percent
· Navy Reserve – 496 accessions with a goal of 496; 100 percent
· Marine Corps Reserve – 767 accessions with a goal of 592; 130 percent
· Air National Guard - 692 accessions with a goal of 450; 154 percent
· Air Force Reserve – 917 accessions with a goal of 917; 100 percent
· 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 (757) 322-5652; and Marine Corps Reserve (504) 678-6535.
http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=13233
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