Army Recruiting July 2007

By Army Public AffairsAugust 25, 2007

Army Recruiting Command is 964 accessions ahead of its year-to-date mission to recruit 80,000 new Active Army Soldiers.

Fiscal Year 2007 Missions:

Active Army 80,000

Army Reserve 26,500

July 2007 Mission Accomplishments:

We recruited (accessed) 9,973 Soldiers for the Active Army against a mission of 9,750 (102.3 percent).

We recruited 3,822 Soldiers for the Army Reserve against a mission of 3,250 (117.6 percent).

Fiscal Year 2007 Year-to-date:

As of 30 July 2007, we have recruited (accessed) 61,864 Soldiers for the Active Army and 21,496 Soldiers for the Army Reserve. We have exceeded our active Army year-to-date mission by 964 accessions (101.6 percent) and have achieved 99.2 percent of the year-to-date Army Reserve mission.

To put our current success in perspective, consider that we're recruiting an all-volunteer force during a protracted war for the first time in history. We're on track to help the Army maintain its current end-strength.

While our leadership understands the challenge, they are confident we can achieve the 80,000 mission set for this year -- enabling the Army to grow and keep pace with our operational requirements.

There are a number of factors that are involved in the current challenges in recruiting. These include: the strong economy leading to low unemployment; effects of the war on decisions to enlist and the decreasing support of influencers for those prospects who want to serve. All of this has resulted in fewer contracts within this year.

The Army continues to face the greatest challenges in the history of the All-Volunteer Force. We're recruiting during a period of protracted war, and the desire to enlist is at its lowest point in two decades.

Of course, the war is one factor in the current recruiting environment having an impact on military recruiting. Other factors include a high college-attendance rate among graduating high school seniors and a strong civilian employment market, which historically makes military recruiting difficult. But we continue to see young men and women stepping forward to be a part of the Army team -- and we are ahead of our accessions mission year to date.

Despite the challenges, 80,000 Soldiers have made the commitment to serve in the Active Army and the Army Reserve to date. The Active Army is currently at 101.6% year to date. The Army Reserve is at 99.2% year to date. We are reasonably confident we will close the gap for the Army Reserve by the end of the fiscal year.

FY 07 Missions and Accessions by Month

as of 30 Jul 07

Active Army

Month Mission AchievedYTD Mission YTD Achieved Diff

Oct 5,150 5,5605,150 5,560 410

Nov 6,150 6,48811,300 12,048 748

Dec 700 85912,000 12,907 907

Jan 8,350 9,30920,350 22,216 1,866

Feb 6,000 6,19526,350 28,411 2,061

Mar 5,500 5,54531,850 33,956 2,106

Apr 5,400 5,80437,250 39,760 2,510

May 5,500 5,10142,750 44,860 2,110

June 8,400 7,03151,150 51,891 741

July 9,750 9,97360,900 61,864 964

Aug 9,600 70,500

Sep 9,500 80,000

Total 80,000 80,000

Army Reserve

Month Mission AchievedYTD Mission YTD Achieved Diff

Oct 1,550 1,4571,550 1,457 -93

Nov 1,750 1,2233,300 2,680 -620

Dec 575 6763,875 3,356 -519

Jan 2,650 2,4786,525 5,834 -691

Feb 1,600 1,4898,125 7,323 -802

Mar 1,700 1,2439,825 8,566 -1,259

Apr 1,600 1,20311,425 9,769 -1,656

May 2,900 3,16514,325 12,934 -1,391

June 4,100 4,74018,425 17,674 -751

July 3,250 3,82221,675 21,496 -179

Aug 2,625 24,300

Sep 2,200 26,500

Total 26,500 26,500

FY 06 Missions and Accessions by Month

As of 29 Sep 06

Active Army

Month Mission AchievedYTD Mission YTD Achieved Diff

Oct 4,700 4,9254,700 4,925 225

Nov 5,600 5,85610,300 10,781 481

Dec 700 74111,000 11,522 522

Jan 8,100 8,33719,100 19,859 759

Feb 6,000 6,11425,100 25,973 873

Mar 5,200 5,39630,300 31,369 1,069

Apr 5,400 5,68435,700 37,053 1,353

May 5,400 5,80641,100 42,859 1,759

June 8,600 8,75649,700 51,615 1,915

July 10,450 10,89060,150 62,505 2,355

Aug 10,050 10,49270,200 72,997 2,797

Sep 9,800 7,66680,000 80,635 635

Total 80,000 80,635 635

Army Reserve

Month Mission AchievedYTD Mission YTD Achieved Diff

Oct 1,242 1,5031,242 1,503 261

Nov 1,342 1,4512,584 2,954 370

Dec 417 7243,001 3,678 677

Jan 2,342 2,3985,343 6,076 733

Feb 1,542 1,5486,885 7,624 739

Mar 1,642 1,5168,527 9,140 613

Apr 1,742 1,29410,269 10,434 165

May 2,892 2,82213,161 13,256 95

June 3,792 4,91316,953 18,169 1,216

July 3,442 3,08320,395 21,252 857

Aug 3,065 1,840 23,460 23,092 -368

Sep 2,040 2,281 25,500 25,378 -122

Total 25,500 25,378 -122

NOTE: Due to edits to previous months' numbers, adding September accomplishments to the previous year to date achieved numbers will not yield the final end of year accomplishment.