As I said I would do here is the retention numbers:
As of the end of March, the Active Army re-enlisted 34,382 Soldiers, 106 percent of its mission for the first two quarters of the fiscal year. The Army was at about 90 percent of mission at this time last year and finished at 107 percent, boding well for the Army’s retention mission this year.
The Army Reserve re-enlisted 8,291 Soldiers, 100 percent of its year-to-date mission, as of the end of March. The Army National Guard re-enlisted 15,689 Soldiers, 100 percent of its year-to-date mission.
The Army is applying additional resources to recruiting and remains cautiously optimistic to achieve the Active Army’s Fiscal Year 2005 mission. Though the Army may not make some monthly goals, efforts remain strong to achieve the recruiting mission of 80,000 new recruits.
Recent enlistment incentives include adding specialties that will receive the maximum $20,000 enlistment bonus for an enlistment of 3-6 years in the Active Army; the initial bonus payment is now $10,000 following completion of initial entry training. The Army also expanded the student loan repayment program to all military occupational specialties. The Army Reserve offers non-prior service recruits up to $10,000 for an enlistment of three or more years and prior service can earn up to $15,000 for a 6-year enlistment.
