Military Retention Rates

Mr. Carr and other officials spoke to reporters and answered questions about military recruitment and retention rates. He announced that the… read more

Mr. Carr and other officials spoke to reporters and answered questions about military recruitment and retention rates. He announced that the military exceeded its recruiting benchmarks for the first time since the start of the all-volunteer force in 1973, and that recruits had exceeded qualification benchmarks. He attributed the strong showing to increased recruiting efforts, including bigger bonuses for enlistees. close

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  • Bill Carr Acting Deputy Undersecretary Department of Defense->Military Personnel Policy
  • Alfred J. Stewart Commander U.S. Air Force->Recruiting Service
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Program ID:
289443-1
Category:
News Conference
Format:
News Conference
Location:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:
Oct 13, 2009 | 1:01pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:
Oct 14, 2009 | 5:48am EDT | C-SPAN 1

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  • Oct 13, 2009 | 1:01pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Oct 13, 2009 | 7:17pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Oct 13, 2009 | 8:14pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Oct 13, 2009 | 9:35pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Oct 14, 2009 | 2:17am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Oct 14, 2009 | 5:48am EDT | C-SPAN 1
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