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U.S. Department of Defense
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs)
News Release
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| IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
No. 114-08
February 11, 2008 |
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DoD Announces Recruiting and Retention Numbers for January 2008
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.
· January Monthly. All services met or exceeded recruiting goals for the month of January (below) and have surpassed goals for fiscal 2008 to date.
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January 2008
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Accessions
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Goal
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Percent
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8,693
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8,600
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101
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Navy
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3,056
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3,056
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100
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Marine Corps
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3,889
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3,516
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111
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Air Force
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2,016
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1,960
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103
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· Active Duty Retention. The Army and Marine Corps are exceeding their year-to-date retention missions. Navy is at 98 percent retention in the aggregate, Air Force is at 91 percent, and both are on track to meet the year end mission goals.
· Reserve Forces Recruiting.
· January Monthly. Four of the six reserve components met or exceeded their accession goals for January 2008; however, all six have made their goals for fiscal 2008 to date.
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January 2008
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Accessions
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Goal
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Percent
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Army National Guard
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5,688
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5,509
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103
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Army Reserve
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3,257
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3,389
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96
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Navy Reserve
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951
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951
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100
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Marine Corps Reserve
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875
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875
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100
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Air National Guard
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654
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675
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97
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Air Force Reserve
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569
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569
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100
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Detailed information on specific recruiting data can be obtained by contacting the individual military recruiting commands at (502) 626-0164 for Army, (210) 565-4678 for Air Force, (703) 784-9454 for Marine Corps and (901) 874-9049 for Navy. The reserve components can be reached at the following numbers: National Guard Bureau (703) 607-2586; Army Reserve (404) 464-8490; Air Force Reserve (703) 697-1761; Navy Reserve (504) 678-6055; and Marine Corps Reserve (504) 678-6535.
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