The Department of Defense has announced its recruiting and retention statistics by the active and reserve components for the month of April.
Active duty recruiting. All services exceeded their recruiting goals in April. The Navy’s recruiting goal was 2,591 and it enlisted 2,591 (100 percent). The Marine Corps’ goal was 1,495 and it recruited 1,499 (100 percent). The Air Force goal was 2,370 and it recruited 2,386 (101 percent). The Army’s goal was 5,400 and it recruited 5,684 (105 percent).
Active duty retention. All services are projected to meet their retention (reenlistment) goals for the current fiscal year.
Reserve forces recruiting. Only two of the six reserve components met or exceeded their recruiting goals this month.
Army National Guard: Goal: 6,530 Recruited: 5,875 (90 percent)
Army Reserves: Goal: 2,611 Recruited: 2,164 (83 percent)
Air National Guard: Goal: 778 Recruited: 719 (92 percent)
Air Force Reserves: Goal: 544 Recruited: 544 (100 percent)
Navy Reserves: Goal: 865 Recruited: 648 (75 percent)
Marine Corps Reserves: Goal: 408 Recruited: 411 (101 percent)
Reserve forces retention.
For April, Army National Guard retention was 110 percent of the cumulative goal of 19,795, and Air National Guard retention was 102 percent of its cumulative goal of 5,612. Both the Army and Air Guard are currently at 97 and 99 percent of their end strength, respectively. Losses in all reserve components for March are well within acceptable limits. Indications are that trend will continue into April.
Fiscal 2006 Enlisted Recruiting from October 1, 2005 - April 30, 2006:
Recruiting Statistics
Component Accessions Goal Percent
Army
37,053
35,700 104
Navy
17,873
17,873 100
Marine Corps
14,757
14,600
101
Air Force
17,636
17,551
101
Army National Guard 38,916
37,825
103
Army Reserve
15,529
16,392
95
Navy Reserve
4,820
5,756
84
Marine Corps Reserve
3,805
3,787
100
Air National Guard
4,733
5,526
86
Air Force Reserve 4,201
4,004
105