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Services meet or exceed November recruiting goals

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  • By Gerry J. Gilmore
  • American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON (AFNS) --  All active-duty and reserve-component U.S. military services met or exceeded their November recruiting goals, according to a Defense Department report.

-- Air Force recruiting officials signed up 2,916 new active-duty Airmen, meeting their target number of enlistees for the month.

-- Army recruiting officials signed up 5,605 new active-duty Soldiers, 106 percent of their target number of 5,275 enlistees.

-- Navy recruiting officials signed up 3,082 new active-duty Sailors, meeting their target number of enlistees for the month.

-- Marine Corps recruiting officials signed up 1,868 new active-duty Marines, 105 percent of their target number of 1,782 enlistees.

The Army, the largest military service, has met its annual recruiting goals for the past three years, said Douglas Smith, spokesman for U.S. Army Recruiting Command based at Fort Knox, Ky.

"We just finished up our third year in a row of recruiting success, and we're very pleased with what we're seeing as we enter into [fiscal] 2009," Mr. Smith said.

The active Army, Marines, Air Force and Navy also met or exceeded their retention goals for November, according to the report.

Guard and Reserve forces also met or exceeded their November recruiting goals.

-- Air National Guard recruiting officials signed up 649 new Air Guardsmen, 110 percent of their target number of 588 enlistees.

-- Air Force Reserve recruiting officials signed up 610 new Airmen, 101 percent of their target of 603 enlistees.

-- Army National Guard recruiting officials signed up 5,516 new Soldiers, 113 percent of their target number of 4,889 enlistees.

-- Army Reserve recruiting officials signed up 3,270 new Soldiers for 116 percent of their goal of 2,811 enlistees.

-- Navy Reserve recruiting officials signed up 719 new Sailors, meeting their target number of enlistees for the month.

-- Marine Corps Reserve recruiting officials signed up 550 new Marines, meeting their target number of enlistees for the month.

Attrition losses in all reserve components are within acceptable limits, officials said.