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.
· December Monthly. All services met or exceeded recruiting goals for the month of December (below) and have surpassed goals for fiscal 2008 to date.
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December 2007
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Accessions
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Goal
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Percent
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|
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789
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750
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105
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Navy
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1,891
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1,891
|
100
|
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Marine Corps
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1,992
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1,726
|
115
|
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Air Force
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1,772
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1,772
|
100
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- Active Duty Retention. The Army, Marine Corps, and Navy have all exceeded their retention goals through December.
- Reserve Forces Recruiting.
· December Monthly. Five of the six reserve components met or exceeded their accession goals for December 2007; however, all six have made their goals for fiscal 2008 to date.
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December 2007
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Accessions
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Goal
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Percent
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Army National Guard
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4,985
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4,157
|
120
|
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Army Reserve
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3,280
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3,065
|
107
|
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Navy Reserve
|
682
|
682
|
100
|
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Marine Corps Reserve
|
410
|
410
|
100
|
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Air National Guard
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624
|
650
|
96
|
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Air Force Reserve
|
561
|
560
|
100
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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.
