Guard Reaches Fiscal Year Recruiting Goals

摘要

Both the Army and Air National Guard reached their end-strength goals for fiscal year 2009, officials announced last month.rnThe Army Guard closed its books for the year with 358,391 soldiers, or 100.1 percent of its fiscal year end-strength goal of 358,200 soldiers. It also met its retention goal by retaining 36,672 soldiers, or 106 percent of its goal of 34,593 soldiers.rnThe Air Guard surpassed its 2009 end-strength goal with 109,196 airmen, or 102.3 percent of its goal of 106,756 airmen. The Air Guard also retained 17,904 airmen, or 120.1 percent of its goal of 14,904 airmen.