ALL FOUR ACTIVE SERVICES MET OR EXCEEDED RECRUITMENT GOALS

FROM:  U.S. DEFENSE DEPARTMENT 
Release No: NR-001-15
January 06, 2015
DoD Announces Recruiting and Retention Numbers for Fiscal 2015, Through November 2014

The Department of Defense announced today recruiting and retention statistics for the active and reserve components for fiscal 2015, through November 2014.
Active Component

• Recruiting. All four active services met or exceeded their numerical accession goals for fiscal 2015, through November.
• Army – 10,036 accessions, with a goal of 9,880; 101.6 percent.
• Navy – 5,079 accessions, with a goal of 5,079; 100.0 percent.
• Marine Corps – 4,126 accessions, with a goal of 4,123; 100.1 percent.
• Air Force – 3,177 accessions, with a goal of 3,177; 100.0 percent.
• Retention. The Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps exhibited strong retention numbers for the second month of fiscal 2014.

Reserve Component

• Recruiting. Five of the six reserve components met or exceeded their fiscal-year-to-date 2015 numerical accession goals through November 2014. Five of the six reserve components also met or exceeded the DoD quality benchmarks.
• Army National Guard – 7,305 accessions, with a goal of 8,128; 89.9 percent.
• Army Reserve – 5,024 accessions, with a goal of 4,667; 107.6 percent.
• Navy Reserve – 994 accessions, with a goal of 994; 100.0 percent.
• Marine Corps Reserve – 1,341 accessions, with a goal of 1,254; 106.9 percent.
• Air National Guard – 1,346 accessions, with a goal of 1,346; 100.0 percent.
• Air Force Reserve – 1,179 accessions, with a goal of 1,179; 100.0 percent.
• Attrition – Each of the six reserve components met their attrition goals or were within the allowed variance. Current trends are expected to continue. (This indicator lags due to data availability.)

DOD SAYS RECRUITING GOALS BENG MET

FROM:  U.S. DEFENSE DEPARTMENT 

Active Services Meet Fiscal Year Recruiting Goals Through August

American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26, 2013 - All four active services met or exceeded their numerical accession goals for fiscal year 2013 through August, Pentagon officials announced yesterday.

Here are the numbers for the first 11 months of the fiscal year:

-- Army: 62,453 accessions, 101 percent of its goal of 61,620;

-- Navy: 36,565 accessions, 100 percent of its goal of 36,565;

-- Marine Corps: 28,128 accessions, 100 percent of its goal of 28,085; and

-- Air Force: 24,335 accessions, 100 percent of its goal of 24,335.

The Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps exhibited strong retention, officials said. The Navy's retention numbers were strong in the mid-career and career categories, they added, and its achievement of 85 percent retention in the initial category is a result of reduced accessions from four to six years ago.

Five of the six reserve components met or exceeded their numerical fiscal year accession goals through August. The Army Reserve remains 3,206 accessions short of its fiscal goal.

Here are the reserve component numbers:

-- Army National Guard: 45,539 accessions, 101 percent of its goal of 45,047;

-- Army Reserve: 24,114 accessions, 88 percent of its goal of 27,320;

-- Navy Reserve: 5,296 accessions, 101 percent of its goal of 5,241;

-- Marine Corps Reserve: 8,778 accessions, 100 percent of its goal of 8,744;

-- Air National Guard: 9,465 accessions, 100 percent of its goal of 9,465; and

-- Air Force Reserve: 7,040 accessions, 126 percent of its goal of 5,593.

All reserve components have met their attrition goals, and current trends are expected to continue, officials said, adding that this indicator lags behind accessions by a month due to data availability.