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

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		No. 1008-08
IMMEDIATE RELEASE		December 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 November.

· Active Duty Recruiting.

· November Monthly. All services met or exceeded recruiting goals for November.
· Army - 5,605 accesions with a goal of 5,275; 106 percent
· Navy - 3,082 accessions with a goal of 3,082; 100 percent
· Marine Corps – 1,868 accessions with a goal of 1,782; 105 percent
· Air Force – 2,916 accessions with a goal of 2,916; 100 percent

· Active Duty Retention. All four active components continue their success in fiscal 2009, meeting or exceeding November retention goals.

· Reserve Forces Recruiting.

· November Monthly. All six reserve components met or exceeded their accession goals for the month of November 2008.
· Army National Guard - 5,516 accessions with a goal of 4,889; 113 percent
· Army Reserve - 3,270 accessions with a goal of 2,811; 116 percent
· Navy Reserve – 719 accessions with a goal of 719; 100 percent
· Marine Corps Reserve – 550 accessions with a goal of 550; 100 percent
· Air National Guard – 649 accessions with a goal of 588; 110 percent
· Air Force Reserve – 610 accessions with a goal of 603; 101 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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