The Department of Defense has announced its recruiting statistics for the active and reserve components for Fiscal Year 2009. The military services use fiscal years to track recruiting statistics. A "Fiscal Year" runs from October through September.
All of the military services met or exceeded their yearly recruiting goals.
(October 1, 2008 to September 30, 2009)
| Componant | Accessions | Goal | Percent |
| Army |
70,045 | 65,000 | 108 |
| Navy |
35,527 | 35,500 | 100 |
| Marine Corps |
31,413 | 31,400 | 100 |
| Air Force |
31,983 | 31,980 | 100 |
| Army National Guard | 56,071 | 56,000 | 100 |
| Army Reserve | 36,189 | 34,598 | 105 |
| Navy Reserve | 7,793 | 7,743 | 101 |
| Marine Corps Reserve | 8,805 | 7,194 | 122 |
| Air National Guard | 10,075 | 9,500 | 106 |
| Air Force Reserve | 8,604 | 7,863 | 109 |
