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

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		No. 232-09
IMMEDIATE RELEASE		April 10, 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 March.

· Active Component.

· Recruiting. All services met or exceeded recruiting goals for March.

· Army – 6,548 accessions with a goal of 6,425; 102 percent

· Navy – 2,857 accessions with a goal of 2,857; 100 percent

· Marine Corps – 2,017 accessions with a goal of 1,411; 143 percent

· Air Force – 2,748 accessions with a goal of 2,745; 100 percent

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

· Reserve Component.

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

· Army National Guard – 6,255 accessions with a goal of 4,974; 126 percent

· Army Reserve – 4,771 accessions with a goal of 3,445; 138 percent

· Navy Reserve – 654 accessions with a goal of 654; 100 percent

· Marine Corps Reserve – 579 accessions with a goal of 566; 102 percent

· Air National Guard – 933 accessions with a goal of 840; 111 percent

· Air Force Reserve – 825 accessions with a goal of 825; 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) 874-9049 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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