Each of the Defense Department’s active and reserve components except the Army Reserve either met or exceeded recruiting goals for fiscal year 2013, which began last Oct. 1, through February. The active Navy (14,007 accessions), active Marine Corps (11,131 accessions), active Air Force (11,874 accessions), Navy Reserve (2,237 accessions), Air National Guard (3,960 accessions), and Air Force Reserve (3,085 accessions) all met their targets. The active Army (26,978 accessions), Army National Guard (21,186 accessions) and Marine Corps Reserve (3,894 accessions) came out slightly ahead of projections. The Army Reserve (10,531 accessions) fell short of its goal of 11,941 accessions.
