The Department of Defense announced today its recruiting and retention statistics for the active and reserve components for the month of February.
· Active Duty Recruiting.
· February Monthly. All services met or exceeded recruiting goals for the month of February (below) and to date have surpassed goals for FY 2008.
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February 2008
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Accessions
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Goal
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Percent
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|
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6,120
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6,000
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102
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Navy
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2,947
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2,947
|
100
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Marine Corps
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1,915
|
1,400
|
137
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Air Force
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2,023
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2,023
|
100
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- Active Duty Retention. Retention remains exceptionally strong in the Army and Marine Corps, both of which are exceeding goals across the board.
· Reserve Forces Recruiting.
· February Monthly. All six reserve components have met or exceeded their accession goals through February 2008.
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February 2008
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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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5,793
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4,997
|
116
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Army Reserve
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3,599
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3,094
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116
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Navy Reserve
|
899
|
899
|
100
|
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Marine Corps Reserve
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483
|
483
|
100
|
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Air National Guard
|
700
|
640
|
109
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Air Force Reserve
|
634
|
632
|
100
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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.
