All services are meeting or exceeding their recruiting goals month after month according to the Department of Defense. Here are last month’s numbers:

These are the recruiting goals:

Army – 6,548 accessions with a goal of 6,425; 102 percent
Navy – 2,857 accessions with a goal of 2,857; 100 percent
Marine Corps – 2,017 accessions with a goal of 1,411; 143 percent
Air Force – 2,748 accessions with a goal of 2,745; 100 percent

These are the retention goals (ie: how many people volunteered to stay in the military past their obligation):

Army National Guard – 6,255 accessions with a goal of 4,974; 126 percent
Army Reserve – 4,771 accessions with a goal of 3,445; 138 percent
Navy Reserve – 654 accessions with a goal of 654; 100 percent
Marine Corps Reserve – 579 accessions with a goal of 566; 102 percent
Air National Guard – 933 accessions with a goal of 840; 111 percent
Air Force Reserve – 825 accessions with a goal of 825; 100 percent

Guess the anti-military camp will have to find another topic to harp on!