Yeah, Medea… That Worked (Again)

Last month I noted how all that protesting and blocking of the entrance to the US Marine Corps Recruiting Station in Berkeley was "working" to slow down the recruitment of those poor innocent misguided youth who sought to serve their country and be a part of something so much bigger than themselves. Well, note to the Code Pinkos: Keep up the good work! And to those signing on the dotted line, a great big THANK YOU!!

DoD Announces Recruiting/Retention Numbers - March 2008

The Department of Defense announced today its recruiting and retention statistics for the active and reserve components for the month of March.

Active Duty Recruiting.

All services met or exceeded recruiting goals for the month of March (below) and have surpassed goals for fiscal 2008 to date.

March 2008	Accessions	Goal	Percent
Army	6,066	6,000	101
Navy	2,909	2,909	100
Marine Corps	2,234	1,632	137
Air Force	2,093	2,093	100

Active Duty Retention. Army and the Marine Corps retention continued with a strong showing this month; both are exceeding year-to-date goals.

Reserve Forces Recruiting. All six reserve components met or exceeded their accession goals through March 2008.

March 2008	Accessions	Goal	Percent
Army National Guard	6,048	6,040	100
Army Reserve	4,304	3,543	121
Navy Reserve	865	865	100
Marine Corps Reserve	553	553	100
Air National Guard	946	784	121
Air Force Reserve	720	719	100