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National Guard (in Federal Status) and Reserve Activated as of February 23, 2010 This week the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard announced a decrease in activated reservists, while the Air Force announced an increase. The net collective result is 137 fewer reservists activated than last week. At any given time, services may activate some units and individuals while deactivating others, making it possible for these figures to either increase or decrease. The total number currently on active duty from the Army National Guard and Army Reserve is 110,806; Navy Reserve, 6,574; Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve, 16,790; Marine Corps Reserve, 6,399; and the Coast Guard Reserve, 762. This brings the total National Guard and Reserve personnel who have been activated to 141,331, including both units and individual augmentees. "A cumulative roster of all National Guard and Reserve personnel who are currently activated.

The Department of Defense announced its recruiting and retention statistics for the active and reserve components for January 2010.:

Active Component.

• Recruiting- All four active services met or exceeded their accession goals for January 2010.
• Army – 8,513 accessions with a goal of 8,393; 101 percent
• Navy – 3,012 accessions with a goal of 3,012; 100 percent
• Marine Corps – 3,035 accessions with a goal of 3,024; 100 percent
• Air Force – 2,593 accessions with a goal of 2,593; 100 percent
• Retention- The Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force retained near or above mission goals through the first four months of fiscal 2010.

• Recruiting - All six reserve components met or exceeded their accession goals for January 2010.
• Army National Guard – 4,402 accessions with a goal of 4,100; 107 percent
• Army Reserve – 2,272 accessions with a goal of 2,229; 102 percent
• Navy Reserve – 511 accessions with a goal of 511; 100 percent
• Marine Corps Reserve – 1,130 accessions with a goal of 819; 138 percent
• Air National Guard – 563 accessions with a goal of 470; 120 percent
• Air Force Reserve – 772 accessions with a goal of 772; 100 percent
• Attrition - Losses in all reserve components are within acceptable limits.

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