DoD Announces Recruiting and Retention Numbers for January

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NEWS RELEASES from the United States Department of Defense

No. 131-06 IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Feb 10, 2006 Media Contact: (703)697-5131
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DoD Announces Recruiting and Retention Numbers for January


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



Active duty recruiting. All services exceeded their recruiting goals in
January.









Accessions

Goal

Percent


Army

8,337

8,100

103


Navy

2,726

2,694

101


Marine Corps

3,234

3,044

106


Air Force

2,915

2,898

101





Active duty retention. All services are projected to meet their retention
goals for the current fiscal year.



Reserve forces recruiting. Three of the six reserve components met or
exceeded their recruiting goals this month.









Accessions

Goal

Percent


Army National Guard

6,341

5,614

113


Army Reserve

3,114

3,234

96


Navy Reserve

757

859

88


Marine Corps Reserve

854

852

100


Air National Guard

678

752

90


Air Force Reserve

2,362

2,354

100





_Reserve forces retention. For January, Army National Guard
retention was 103 percent of the cumulative goal of 10,511, and Air National
Guard retention was 98 percent of its cumulative goal of 3,256. Both Guard
components are currently at 96 and 99 percent of their end strength,
respectively. Losses in all reserve components for December are well within
acceptable limits. Indications are that trend will continue into January.