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Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – The services already are off to a good start, with both active and reserve components meeting or exceeding their year-to-date accession goals, Curtis Gilroy, the Pentagon’s accession policy director, said.

“The improved situation in Iraq and continued support from Congress also greatly enhance recruiting efforts,” he said. “Patriotism is one of the contributing factors to recruiting success as well, as 4 out of 10 new Army recruits cite ‘service to country’ for their reason for enlisting.”

Within the active duty, the Army, the Navy, the Marine Corps and the Air Force all made 100% of their goals with 6,643; 2,291; 2,457 and 1,511 recruits respectively.

The Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force retentions are near or above the fiscal year-to-date goals through October, officials said.

Within the reserve components, the Army National Guard, the Army Reserve, the Navy Reserve, the Marine Corps Reserve, the Air National Guard and the Air Force Reserve all were successful with more than 100% of their set goals to their credit.

As for attrition rates, losses in all reserve components were within acceptable limits, officials said.

Services may purposely come in under short-term goals with the big-picture numbers in mind, Gilroy noted, a practice that can be misinterpreted when looked at on a month-to-month basis.

“In the past, the services have, on occasion, intentionally ‘missed’ their monthly recruiting goals to ensure they don’t come in over end strength,” he explained. “This gives the false impression that recruiting goals are not being met, when in fact, for the year, the services are meeting or exceeding their goals.

“By reporting against year-to-date goals, the public is provided a more comprehensive picture of military recruiting,” he said. 


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