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

Active Component.

• Recruiting. All services met or exceeded recruiting goals for August.
• Army - 8,285 accessions with a goal of 6,100; 136 percent
• Navy - 3,289 accessions with a goal of 3,289 ; 100 percent
• Marine Corps - 3,393 accessions with a goal of 3,073; 110 percent
• Air Force - 2,681 accessions with a goal of 2,681; 100 percent
• Retention. Retentions continues to be very strong as all four Active Component Services met or exceeded their retention goals.

Reserve Component.

• Accessions. All six reserve components met their monthly mission for August and are on track to success for fiscal year 09.
• Army National Guard - 2,337 accessions with a goal of 4,277; 55 percent
• Army Reserve - 1,478 accessions with a goal of 1,208; 122 percent
• Navy Reserve - 636 accessions with a goal of 636; 100 percent
• Marine Corps Reserve - 433 accessions with a goal of 565; 77percent
• Air National Guard - 688 accessions with a goal of 840; 82 percent
• Air Force Reserve - 827 accessions with a goal of 167; 495 percent
• Attrition. Losses in all Reserve components were 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 (504) 678-6055; and Marine Corps Reserve (504) 678-6535.