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

---

		No. 735-10
IMMEDIATE RELEASE		August 18, 2010

---

           

 

The Department of Defense announced today its recruiting and retention statistics for the active and reserve components for July 2010.

Active Component.

* Recruiting. Three of the four active services met or exceeded their accession goals for July 2010. The Marine Corps intentionally slowed accessions for July because it is exceeding its fiscal year-to-date recruiting goals.
o Army - 6,975 accessions with a goal of 6,707; 104 percent
o Navy - 2,990 accessions with a goal of 2,990; 100 percent
o Marine Corps - 2,845 accessions with a goal of 2,847; 99 percent
o Air Force - 1,920 accessions with a goal of 1,920; 100 percent
* Retention. Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force retention are at or above the fiscal year-to-date goals for the first 10 months of the fiscal year.

Reserve Component.

* Recruiting. Three of the six reserve components exceeded their accession goals for July 2010. The Army National Guard, Army Reserve, and the Marine Corps Reserve intentionally slowed accessions for July because they are exceeding their fiscal year-to-date recruiting goals.
o Army National Guard - 4,459 accessions with a goal of 5,899; 76 percent
o Army Reserve - 1,613 accessions with a goal of 1,708; 94 percent
o Navy Reserve - 553 accessions with a goal of 553; 100 percent
o Marine Corps Reserve - 807 accessions with a goal of 1,052; 77 percent
o Air National Guard - 637 accessions with a goal of 507; 126 percent
o Air Force Reserve - 787 accessions with a goal of 671; 117 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 504-678-6055; and Marine Corps Reserve 504-678-6535.

 

 

http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=13804