DoD Announces Recruiting and Retention Numbers for November 2008
 

DoD Announces Recruiting and Retention Numbers for November 2008

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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You have to wonder if the surge in military volunteers and retention is happening as a result of patriotism or the economy. The same thing happened during the Great Depression of the '30s.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/...r=HOME_4651245

Whatever the reason, its good that our military stays strong.

It's not a surge just because MSM says so. I get this in an email every month.

DoD Announces Recruiting and Retention Numbers for October 2008

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

· Active Duty Recruiting.

· October Monthly. All services met or exceeded recruiting goals for October.
- Army: 5,324 accessions with a goal of 5,275, for 101 percent
- Navy: 2,930 accessions with a goal of 2,930, for 100 percent
- Marine Corps: 2,983 accessions with a goal of 2,875, for 104 percent
- Air Force: 3,336 accessions with a goal of 3,336, for 100 percent

• Active Duty Retention. All four active components are off to an excellent start, exceeding October retention goals.

· Reserve Forces Recruiting.

· October Monthly. All six reserve components met or exceeded their accession
goals for the month of October 2008.
- Army National Guard: 6,487 accessions with a goal of 5,600, 116 percent
- Army Reserve: 3,049 accessions with a goal of 2,770, 110 percent
- Navy Reserve: 664 accessions with a goal of 664, 100 percent
- Marine Corps Reserve: 968 accessions with a goal of 640, 151 percent
- Air National Guard: 913 accessions with a goal of 758, 120 percent
- Air Force Reserve: 856 accessions with a goal of 856, 100 percent

· Reserve Attrition. Losses in all reserve components are within acceptable
limits.

DoD Announces Recruiting And Retention Numbers For Fiscal 2008

The Department of Defense announced today its recruiting and retention statistics for the active and reserve components for fiscal 2008.

Active Duty Recruiting Fiscal 2008. All services met or exceeded their recruiting goals for fiscal 2008.

- The Army had 80,517 accessions, making 101 percent of its 80,000 goal.

- The Navy had 38,485 accessions, making 100 percent of its 38,419 goal.

-The Marine Corps had 37,991 accessions, making 100 percent of its 37,967 goal.

- The Air Force had 27,848 accessions, making 100 percent of its 27,800 goal.

Active Duty Retention. Army and Navy exceeded their fiscal 2008 targets. Although the Marine Corps retained far more first term personnel than last year, it did not meet its ambitious first term reenlistment goals and it achieved 95 percent total retention. Air Force missed its end-of-year mission in each reenlistment zone. We expect to see Air Force retention rates improve gradually through fiscal 2009, and we anticipate that Air Force will meet its fiscal 2009 end strength mission.

Reserve Forces Accessions Fiscal 2007. All six reserve components met or exceeded their accession goals for fiscal 2008.

- The Army National Guard brought in 65,192 accessions, 103 percent of its 63,000 goal; the Army Reserve brought in 39,870 accessions, 106 percent of its 37,500 goal.

- The Navy Reserve brought in 9,134 accessions, 100 percent of its 9,122 goal.
The Marine Corps Reserve brought in 7,628 accessions, 100 percent of its 7,628 goal.

- The Air National Guard brought in 10,749 accessions, 126 percent of its 8,548 goal, while the Air Force Reserve brought in 7,323 accessions, 105 percent of its 6,963 goal.

Reserve Attrition. Losses in all reserve components remain within acceptable limits. (Note: This indicator lags by one month)