Pentagon announces recruiting and retention statistics for both its active and reserve components in the military

• Recruiting.  All four active services met or exceeded their numerical accession goals for fiscal 2014, through February.

• Army – 22,295 accessions, with a goal of 21,965; 102 percent

• Navy – 12,902 accessions, with a goal of 12,902; 100 percent

• Marine Corps – 8,501 accessions, with a goal of 8,489; 100 percent

• Air Force – 11,011 accessions, with a goal of 11,011; 100 percent

• Retention.  The Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps exhibited strong retention numbers for the fifth month of fiscal 2014.

• Recruiting.  Four of the six reserve components met or exceeded their fiscal-year-to-date 2014 numerical accession goals.

• Army National Guard – 21,075 accessions, with a goal of 21,182; 99.5 percent

• Army Reserve – 10,858 accessions, with a goal of 11,710; 93 percent

• Navy Reserve – 1,708 accessions, with a goal of 1,708; 100 percent

• Marine Corps Reserve – 3,404 accessions, with a goal of 3,301; 103 percent

• Air National Guard – 3,926 accessions, with a goal of 3,926; 100 percent

• Air Force Reserve – 2,707 accessions, with a goal of 2,249; 120 percent

• Attrition – All reserve components have met their attrition goals or were within the allowed variance.  Current trends are expected to continue.  (This indicator lags due to data availability.)

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 901-874-9048 for Navy.  The reserve components can be reached at the following numbers:  National Guard Bureau 703-607-2586, Army Reserve 910-570-8330, Air Force Reserve 703-697-1761, Navy Reserve 757-322-5652, and Marine Corps Reserve 504-678-6535.

Source: Pentagon