US Military Meets, Exceeds Recruiting Goals for March 2009

News in Balance:

WASHINGTON, April 10, 2009 -- March was a recruiting success for all active-duty U.S. military services, which all met or exceeded their goals, according to a Defense Department news release issued today.

Active Component:

Recruiting. All services met or exceeded recruiting goals for March.

• Army – 6,548 accessions with a goal of 6,425; 102 percent
• Navy – 2,857 accessions with a goal of 2,857; 100 percent
• Marine Corps – 2,017 accessions with a goal of 1,411; 143 percent
• Air Force – 2,748 accessions with a goal of 2,745; 100 percent

Retention. All four active components continued their success in fiscal 2009, meeting or exceeding March retention goals.

Reserve Component:

Accessions. All six reserve components met or exceeded their accession goals for the month of March.

• Army National Guard – 6,255 accessions with a goal of 4,974; 126 percent
• Army Reserve – 4,771 accessions with a goal of 3,445; 138 percent
• Navy Reserve – 654 accessions with a goal of 654; 100 percent
• Marine Corps Reserve – 579 accessions with a goal of 566; 102 percent
• Air National Guard – 933 accessions with a goal of 840; 111 percent
• Air Force Reserve – 825 accessions with a goal of 825; 100 percent

Attrition. Losses in all Reserve components were within acceptable limits.

(Report from a U.S. Defense Department news release.)

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