The Department of Defense announced today its recruiting and retention statistics for the active and reserve components for the month of July.
· Active Duty Recruiting.
· July Monthly. All Services met or exceeded recruiting goals for the month of July (below) and for fiscal 2008 to date.
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July 2008
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Accessions
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Goal
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Percent
|
|
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10,141
|
10,000
|
101
|
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Navy
|
4,200
|
4,200
|
100
|
|
Marine Corps
|
4,783
|
4,094
|
117
|
|
Air Force
|
2,555
|
2,541
|
101
|
- Active Duty Retention. Army, Navy and Marine Corps met or exceeded their cumulative goals for fiscal 2008 through July.
· Reserve Forces Recruiting.
- July Monthly. All six reserve components met or exceeded their accession goals for July 2008.
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July 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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5,467
|
5,436
|
101
|
|
Army Reserve
|
2,971
|
2,906
|
102
|
|
Navy Reserve
|
551
|
551
|
100
|
|
Marine Corps Reserve
|
819
|
819
|
100
|
|
Air National Guard
|
936
|
725
|
129
|
|
Air Force Reserve
|
695
|
695
|
100
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· 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.
