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DOD announces recruiting, retention numbers through February 2014

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WASHINGTON --  The Department of Defense announced today recruiting and retention statistics for the active and reserve components for fiscal 2014, through February 2014. 

Active Component.

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.

Reserve Component.

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.)