DOD Announces Recruiting and Retention Numbers for April 2010

The Department of Defense announced today its recruiting and retention statistics for the active and reserve components for April 2010.

• Active Component.

• Recruiting. All four active services met or exceeded their accession goals for April 2010. Navy data are preliminary due to flooding at its personnel command.

o Army - 6,287 accessions with a goal of 6,056; 104 percent

o Navy - 2,618 accessions with a goal of 2,618; 100 percent

o Marine Corps - 798 accessions with a goal of 795; 100 percent

o Air Force - 2,275 accessions with a goal of 2,275; 100 percent

• Retention. Army, Marine Corps, and Air Force retention are above the fiscal-year-to-date goals for the first seven months of the year. Navy data are unavailable due to flooding at its personnel command.

• Reserve Component.

• Recruiting. The reserve components who reported data exceeded their accession goals for April 2010. Navy data are unavailable due to flooding at its personnel command.

o Army National Guard - 6,774 accessions with a goal of 5,150; 132 percent

o Army Reserve - 2,191 accessions with a goal of 2,070; 106 percent

o Navy Reserve - the goal was 351; accession data unavailable due to flood

o Marine Corps Reserve - 705 accessions with a goal of 513; 137 percent

o Air National Guard - 701 accessions with a goal of 487; 144 percent

o Air Force Reserve - 829 accessions with a goal of 784; 106 percent

• Attrition. Losses in all reserve components are within acceptable limits.

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 757-322-5652; and Marine Corps Reserve 504-678-6535.