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U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release |
No. 113-08 | ||
IMMEDIATE RELEASE | February 08, 2008 |
The Department of Defense announced today its recruiting and retention statistics for the active and reserve components for the month of January.
. Active Duty Recruiting.
. January Monthly. All services met or exceeded recruiting goals for the month of January (below) and have surpassed goals for fiscal 2008 to date.
January 2008 | Accessions | Goal | Percent |
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Army | 8,693 | 8,600 | 101 |
Navy | 3,056 | 3,056 | 100 |
Marine Corps | 3,889 | 3,516 | 111 |
Air Force | 2,016 | 1,960 | 103 |
. Active Duty Retention. The Army and Marine Corps are exceeding their year-to-date retention missions. Navy is at 98 percent retention in the aggregate, Air Force is at 91 percent, and both are on track to meet the year end mission goals.
. Reserve Forces Recruiting.
. January Monthly. Four of the six reserve components met or exceeded their accession goals for January 2008; however, all six have made their goals for fiscal 2008 to date.
January 2008 | Accessions | Goal | Percent |
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Army National Guard | 5,688 | 5,509 | 103 |
Army Reserve | 3,257 | 3,389 | 96 |
Navy Reserve | 951 | 951 | 100 |
Marine Corps Reserve | 875 | 875 | 100 |
Air National Guard | 654 | 675 | 97 |
Air Force Reserve | 569 | 569 | 100 |
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.defenselink.mil/Releases/Release.aspx?ReleaseID=11683
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