The Air Force, Air National Guard, and Air Force Reserve Command, as with the other military services and their reserve components continue to recruit and retain sufficient personnel, according to the latest data released by the Pentagon. USAF and AFRC reached 100 percent of their enlisted recruiting goals for January, while the Air Guard took in 93 more recruits than its goal of 470. The Pentagon also reported that active retention was “near or above mission goals through the first four months of Fiscal 2010.” And, it reported that attrition within the reserve components was “within acceptable limits.” (DR reports for the first three months of Fiscal 2010: December, November, and October.)
A provision in the fiscal 2025 defense policy bill will require the Defense Department to include the military occupational specialty of service members who die by suicide in its annual report on suicide deaths, though it remains to be seen how much data the department will actually disclose.