Reserve recruiting, Army Y-T-D active duty numbers way off the mark

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No. 819-05
IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 10, 2005

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DoD Announces Recruiting and Retention Numbers for July


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

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Reserve forces recruiting. Two of the six reserve components, the Marine Corps Reserve and Air Force Reserve, met their July recruiting goals.

Accessions
Goal
Percent

Army National Guard
4,712
5,920
80

Army Reserve
2,131
2,585
82

Navy Reserve
791
1,477
54

Marine Corps Reserve
952
950
100

Air National Guard
721
827
87

Air Force Reserve
672
670
100

Reserve forces retention. For July, Army National Guard retention was 105 percent of the cumulative goal of 27,664, and Air National Guard retention was 109 percent of its cumulative goal of 8,552. Losses in all reserve components in June were within acceptable limits. Indications are that trend will continue into July. We continue to monitor the effects of the increased use of our reserve components on retention rates.

Fiscal Year-to-date Summary

Fiscal 2005 Active Duty Enlisted Recruiting from Oct. 1, 2004-July 31, 2005

Accessions
Goal
Percent

Army
55,207
62,385
89

Navy
27,761
27,749
100

Marine Corps
25,006
24,491
102

Air Force
13,546
13,425
101

Fiscal 2005 Reserve Component Enlisted Recruiting from Oct. 1, 2004-July 31, 2005

Accessions
Goal
Percent

Army National Guard
39,301
50,909
77

Army Reserve
18,618
23,394
80

Navy Reserve
8,550
10,210
84

Marine Corps Reserve
7,302
7,283
100

Air National Guard
7,011
8,446
83

Air Force Reserve
7,276
6,439
113

Detailed information on specific recruiting data can be obtained by contacting the individual military recruiting commands at [phone] for Army, [phone] for Air Force, [phone] for Marine Corps and [phone] for Navy. The reserve components can be reached at the following numbers: National Guard Bureau [phone]; Army Reserve [phone]; Air Force Reserve [phone]; Navy Reserve [phone]; and Marine Corps Reserve [phone].