MILITARY RECRUITMENT REMAINS ON TARGET

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FROM:  AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE

Recruiting Remains on Target for Active Components

WASHINGTON, June 29, 2012 - All four active services met or exceeded their numerical accession goals for fiscal 2012 through May, Defense Department officials announced today.
Here is the breakdown:
-- Army: 37,953 accessions, 101 percent of its goal of 37,700;
–- Navy: 21,160 accessions, 100 percent of its goal of 21,160;
-- Marine Corps: 14,457 accessions, 100 percent of its goal of 14,418; and
-- Air Force: 18,952 accessions, 100 percent of its goal of 18,952.
All four services exhibited strong retention through the eighth month of the fiscal year, officials said.


Also, five of the six reserve components had met or exceeded their numerical accession goals for the fiscal year through May:
-- Army National Guard: 32,542 accessions, 95 percent of its goal of 34,092;
-- Army Reserve: 18,237 accessions, 104 percent of its goal of 17,595;
-- Navy Reserve: 5,056 accessions, 100 percent of its goal of 5,056;
-- Marine Corps Reserve: 5,896 accessions, 106 percent of its goal of 5,583;
-- Air National Guard: 5,669 accessions, 100 percent of its goal of 5,655; 100 percent; and
-- Air Force Reserve: 5,691 accessions, 100 percent of its goal of 5,691.
All reserve components are on target to achieve their fiscal year attrition goals, officials said.

U.S. GOVERNMENT SAYS MILITARY RECRUITMENT WAS STRONG THROUGH MARCH

FROM: AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE

Recruiting Remains Strong Through March, Officials Say

WASHINGTON, April 23, 2012 - All of the active components and five of the six reserve components met or exceeded their fiscal 2012 recruiting goals through March, Pentagon officials reported today.

Here are the active components' accession numbers for the first six months of the fiscal year, which began Oct. 1:

-- Army: 27,701 accessions, 101 percent of its goal of 27,550;

-- Navy: 15,151 accessions, 100 percent of its goal of 15,151;

-- Marine Corps: 10,625 accessions, 100 percent of its goal of 10,591; and

-- Air Force: 14,353 accessions, 100 percent of its goal of 14,353.

The Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force all exhibited strong retention through the first sixth months of fiscal 2012, officials said.

Here are the reserve-component accessions through March:

-- Army National Guard: 24,706 accessions 95 percent of its goal of 25,991;

-- Army Reserve: 14,095 accessions, 110 percent of its goal of 12,852;

-- Navy Reserve: 3,756 accessions, 100 percent of its goal of 3,756;

-- Marine Corps Reserve: 4,485 accessions, 106 percent of its goal of 4,216;

-- Air National Guard: 4,206 accessions, 100 percent of its goal of 4,192; and

-- Air Force Reserve: 4,255 accessions, 100 percent of its goal of 4,255.

All reserve components are on target to achieve their fiscal year attrition goals, officials said.