The Department of Defense has announced recruiting and retention statistics for the active and reserve components for fiscal 2012, through August.

Active component

Recruiting: All four active services met or exceeded their numerical accession goals for fiscal 2012, through August.

• Army: 53,325 accessions, with a goal of 52,700; 101 percent.
• Navy: 32,622 accessions, with a goal of 32,592; 100 percent.
• Marine Corps: 25,872 accessions, with a goal of 25,833; 100 percent.
• Air Force: 26,738 accessions, with a goal of 26,738; 100 percent.

Retention: The Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force all exhibited strong retention through the eleventh month of fiscal 2012.

Reserve component

Recruiting: Five of the six reserve components met or exceeded their numerical accession goals for fiscal 2012, through August. The Army Reserve is down 567 for the year; this was intentional as they work to rebalance the force.

• Army National Guard: 44,067 accessions, with a goal of 42,503; 104 percent.
• Army Reserve: 23,783 accessions, with a goal of 24,350; 98 percent.
• Navy Reserve: 7,471 accessions, with a goal of 7,471; 100 percent.
• Marine Corps Reserve: 8,606 accessions, with a goal of 8,423; 102 percent.
• Air National Guard: 8,294 accessions, with a goal of 7,753; 107 percent.
• Air Force Reserve: 7,839 accessions, with a goal of 7,839; 100 percent.

Attrition: All reserve components are on target to achieve their fiscal year attrition goals.