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Military

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

  No. 648-11
IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 25, 2011

DOD Announces Recruiting and Retention Numbers for Fiscal Year-to-date 2011, through June

The Department of Defense announced today recruiting and retention statistics for the active and reserve components for fiscal year-to-date 2011, through June.

• Active Component.

• Recruiting - Year to Date. All four active services met or exceeded their numerical accession goals for fiscal year-to-date 2011, through June.

  • Army – 49,873 accessions, with a goal of 49,000; 102 percent
  • Navy – 24,550 accessions, with a goal of 24,550; 100 percent
  • Marine Corps – 18,926 accessions, with a goal of 18,886; 100 percent
  • Air Force – 21,025 accessions, with a goal of 21,025; 100 percent

• Retention. The services are on track to meet their fiscal year-to-date 2011 retention goals.

• Reserve Component.

• Recruiting. Five of the six reserve components met or exceeded their numerical accession goals for fiscal year-to-date 2011, through June.

  • Army National Guard – 38,350 accessions, with a goal of 39,108; 98 percent
  • Army Reserve – 22,892 accessions, with a goal of 20,901; 110 percent
  • Navy Reserve – 6,257 accessions, with a goal of 6,257; 100 percent
  • Marine Corps Reserve – 7,753 accessions, with a goal of 7,233; 107 percent
  • Air National Guard – 5,179 accessions, with a goal of 5,179; 100 percent
  • Air Force Reserve – 6,899 accessions, with a goal of 6,887; 100 percent

• Attrition. All reserve components are on target to achieve their fiscal year attrition goals.

http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=14685



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