Enlistment Exceeds Goals, Desertion Rates Shrink
Active-duty recruiting is going well.
Recruiting for the reserve branches was a little slower...
But desertion rates, as I've pointed out before, have continued to drop since 9/11:
Despite claims from some in the media and on the left, it would appear as though our military is doing just fine.
ARLINGTON, Va. — All active-duty branches of the service exceeded their recruiting goals for February, but most reserve components fell short, according to Defense Department figures released late Friday.
The Army achieved 102 percent of its goal with 6,114 recruits; the Navy, 104 percent of its goal with 2,696 recruits; the Marines also got 104 percent of its goal with 1,734 recruits; and the Air Force made 101 percent of its goal with 2,375 recruits, the figures show.
Of the reserve components, the Air Force Reserve made 117 percent of its February goal with 573 recruits and the Army Reserve made 101 percent of its goal with 6,583 recruits, the figures show.
Recruiting for the reserve branches was a little slower...
The Navy Reserve made 81 percent of its goal with 710 recruits; the Marine Corps Reserve made 86 percent of its goal with 469 recruits; the Air National Guard made 88 percent of its goal with 680 recruits; and the Army Reserve made 97 percent of its goal with 2,279 recruits, the figures show.
But desertion rates, as I've pointed out before, have continued to drop since 9/11:
WASHINGTON, March 7 (UPI) -- Desertions from the all-volunteer U.S. military have dropped to half the number faced at the time of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, a report said.
The 2005 desertion rate was 0.24 percent of the 1.4 million members of the U.S. Air Force, Army, Navy and Marines. In 2001 there were just over 9,500 desertions from all services, while last year there were just over 4,900.
Despite claims from some in the media and on the left, it would appear as though our military is doing just fine.
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