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

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		No. 124-10
IMMEDIATE RELEASE		February 19, 2010

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

· Active Component.

· Recruiting. All four active services met or exceeded their accession goals for January 2010.

· Army: 8,513 accessions with a goal of 8,393; 101 percent

· Navy: 3,012 accessions with a goal of 3,012; 100 percent

· Marine Corps: 3,035 accessions with a goal of 3,024; 100 percent

· Air Force: 2,593 accessions with a goal of 2,593; 100 percent

· Retention. The Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force retained near or above mission goals through the first four months of fiscal 2010.

· Reserve Component.

· Recruiting. All six reserve components met or exceeded their accession goals for January 2010.

· Army National Guard: 4,402 accessions with a goal of 4,100; 107 percent

· Army Reserve – 2,272 accessions with a goal of 2,229; 102 percent

· Navy Reserve – 511 accessions with a goal of 511; 100 percent

· Marine Corps Reserve – 1,130 accessions with a goal of 819; 138 percent

· Air National Guard – 563 accessions with a goal of 470; 120 percent

· Air Force Reserve – 772 accessions with a goal of 772; 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.

           

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