The Department of Defense announced today its recruiting and retention statistics for the active and reserve components for the month of December.
- Active duty recruiting.
All services met or exceeded their recruiting goals in December.
|
Accessions
|
Goal
|
Percent
|
Army
|
861
|
700
|
123
|
Navy
|
2,071
|
2,071
|
100
|
Marine Corps
|
1,761
|
1,603
|
110
|
Air Force
|
2,330
|
2,330
|
100
|
- Active duty retention.
Retention in the services remains solid. The Army, Marine Corps and Air Force are meeting or exceeding overall retention missions. Navy met 96 percent of its year-to-date mission.
- Reserve forces recruiting. Five of the six reserve components met or exceeded their recruiting goals in December.
|
Accessions
|
Goal
|
Percent
|
Army National Guard
|
5,035
|
4,233
|
119
|
Army Reserve
|
1,257
|
1,233
|
102
|
Navy Reserve
|
540
|
679
|
80
|
Marine Corps Reserve
|
493
|
472
|
104
|
Air National Guard
|
827
|
789
|
105
|
Air Force Reserve
|
596
|
565
|
105
|
· Reserve forces retention. For August, Army National Guard retention was 127 percent of the cumulative goal of 8,885, and Air National Guard retention was 96 percent of its cumulative goal of 2,297.
Both the Army and Air Guard are currently at 99 percent of their end strength.
Losses in all reserve components for November are well within acceptable limits. Indications are that trend will continue into December.