DoD Announces Recruiting and Retention Numbers for August 2007

[frogcycle]

http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=11311


All four services met or exceeded Active Duty Enlisted recruiting goals for August.

Four of the six Reserve components met or exceeded their accession goals for August 2007.

[Purveyor]

1. Anyone surprised? Payrolls Post First Decline In 4 Years

By Glenn Somerville

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Payrolls shrank in August for the first time in four years, the government reported on Friday, prompting calls for the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates before credit market turmoil drags the economy into recession.

The unexpectedly bleak report from the Labor Department showing a 4,000 drop in non-farm jobs shocked financial markets, driving down stock prices and the dollar's value.

"It's dreadful," said Michael Metz, chief investment strategist for Oppenheimer & Co. "It shows the so-called support for the economy from rising employment is rapidly eroding and to me it seems almost inevitable we are heading for recession."

[uppityperson]

2. Do you know what last couple yrs #s were?

It would be nice to compare over the yrs, see if they have dropped or what. I have a cynical mind and have read 1984 too many times.

[frogcycle]

3. good question

I have heard periodically that they were falling short of goal. Of course, when you set monthly goals, you can adjust them to reflect what you know to be reality, and thus say you were successful when you meet them.

I expect the historical data month-by-month is out there; I'll take a look later today

[frogcycle]

4. do a google search on

"DoD Announces Recruiting and Retention Numbers for 2005"

and replace the "2005" with whatever year you want. You'll get a bunch of these monthly releases.

this one has a recap of FY 2004:
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2005/10/mil-051011-dod01.htm

Fiscal Year-to-date Summary

Fiscal 2005 Active Duty Enlisted Recruiting from Oct. 1, 2004-Sept. 30, 2005

.................Accessions...Goal.....Percent
Army.................73,373...80,000.....92
Navy.................37,703...37,635....100
Marine Corps.........32,961...32,917....100
Air Force.............9,222...18,900....102
Total...............163,259...169,452....96

so for that period the Army's goal was 6667/month, and they missed it.

now they are seeking 9600/month and beating it

[uppityperson]

6. 2005 Army, interesting, will need to spend some more time on it. Thanks.

June 2005 Accessions Goal July 2005 Accessions Goal
6157 5650 8,085 7,450

Accessions Goal
March 2007 5,545 5,500

[uppityperson]

5. thank you, sometimes my brain can't imagine how to find stuff

seriously, sometimes I can't figure it out, I hate my head (got whacked a couple times a couple yrs ago and has holes in the processor now). So thank you, I'll look with that.