DoD Announces Recruiting and Retention Numbers for June
Otis Willie
http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/2005/nr20050711-3941.html
{EXCERPT} NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense
No. 697-05 IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jul 11, 2005 Media Contact: (703)697-5131
Public/Industry Contact: (703)428-0711
DoD Announces Recruiting and Retention Numbers for June
The Department of Defense announced today its recruiting and retention
statistics by the active and reserve components for the month of June.
_Active duty recruiting._ The Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force
met or exceeded their recruiting goals in June.
Accessions
Goal
Percent
Army
6,157
5,650
109
Navy
4,566
4,529
101
Marine Corps
4,156
4,051
103
Air Force
2,400
2,370
101
_Active duty retention._ All services met or exceeded their overall
retention goals for June and are projected to meet their retention
goals for the current fiscal year.
_Reserve forces recruiting._ Four of the six reserve components, the
Army Reserve, Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve and Marine Corps
Reserve met or exceeded their June recruiting goals.
Accessions
Goal
Percent
Army National Guard
4,337
5,032
86
Army Reserve
3,651
3,610
101
Air National Guard
798
753
106
Air Force Reserve
773
768
101
Navy Reserve
1,233
1,336
92
Marine Corps Reserve
1,196
1,194
100
_Reserve forces retention._ For June, Army National Guard retention
was 105.9 percent of the cumulative goal of 23,647, and Air National
Guard retention was 110 percent of its cumulative goal of 8,860.
Losses in all reserve components in May were lower than projected, and
that trend is expected to continue into June. We continue to monitor
the effects of the increased use of our reserve components on
retention rates.
_Fiscal Year-to-date Summary_
Fiscal 2005 Active Duty Enlisted Recruiting from Oct. 1, 2004- June
30, 2005
Accessions
Goal
Percent
Army
47,121
54,935
86
Navy
23,022
23,069
100
Marine Corps
21,397
20,986
102
Air Force
11,447
11,338
101
Total
102,450
110,328
93
Fiscal 2005 Reserve Component Enlisted Recruiting from Oct. 1, 2004-
June 30, 2005
Accessions
Goal
Percent
Army National Guard
34,589
44,989
77
Army Reserve
15,540
19,753
79
Navy Reserve
8,002
8,733
92
Marine Corps Reserve
6,350
6,333
100
Air National Guard
6,290
7,619
83
Air Force Reserve
6,604
5,769
114
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) 874-9444 for Navy. The reserve components can
be reached at the following numbers: National Guard Bureau (703)
607-5934; 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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-- Otis Willie (Ret.)
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