May 15 2008
The Department of Defense has announced its recruiting statistics for the active and reserve components for April 2008 (the seventh month of FY 2008). A "Fiscal Year" runs from October through September.
All of the active duty branchesbranches met or exceeded their recruiting goals for the month.
Active Duty Recruiting Statistics for April 2008:
- Army: Recruited 5,681 out of a goal of 5,650 (101 percent)
- Navy: Recruited 2,905 out of a goal of 2,905 (100 percent)
- Marine Corps: Recruited 2,233 out of a goal of 1,577 (142 percent)
- Air Force: Recruited 2,435 out of a goal of 2,435 (100 percent)
On the Reserve side, five of the six reserve componants met or exceeded their recruiting goals.
Reserve Recruiting Statistics for April 2008:
- Army National Guard: Recruited 6,201 out of a goal of 5,538 (112 percent)
- Army Reserve: Recruited 3,520 out of a goal of 2,937 (120 percent)
- Navy Reserve: Recruited 831 out of a goal of 831 (100 percent)
- Marine Corps Reserve: Recruited 459 out of a goal of 459 (100 percent)
- Air National Guard: Recruited 875 out of a goal of 672 (130 percent)
- Air Force Reserve: Recruited 681 out of a goal of 680 (100 percent)
Fiscal Year 2008 Recruiting Statistics to Date
(October 1, 2007 to April 30, 2008)
FY 2008 Recruiting
| Componant | Accessions | Goal | Percent |
| Army |
36,696 | 36,250 | 101 |
| Navy |
18,828 | 18,828 | 100 |
| Marine Corps |
17,495 | 14,834 | 118 |
| Air Force |
14,831 | 14,775 | 100 |
| Army National Guard | 39,155 | 34,975 | 112 |
| Army Reserve |
24,237 | 22,151 | 109 |
| Navy Reserve |
6,041 | 5,941 | 102 |
| Marine Corps Reserve |
4,242 | 4,242 | 100 |
| Air National Guard |
5,352 | 4,581 | 117 |
| Air Force Reserve | 4,404 | 4,396 | 100 |
