United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2005-11-17 monographic deposited born digital 143 p. GA 1.13:GAO-06-134 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-134 P0b002ee180389ae5 f:d06134 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-134 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-134 GAO-06-134 Armed forces reserves Employee retention Enlisted personnel Military enlistment Military forces Military personnel Military recruiting Military reserve personnel National Guard Performance measures Personnel recruiting Policy evaluation Strategic planning Program goals or objectives Military occupational specialties Other Written Product A41737 The Department of Defense (DOD) must recruit and retain hundreds of thousands of servicemembers each year to carry out its missions, including providing support in connection with events such as Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. In addition to meeting legislatively mandated aggregate personnel levels, each military component must also meet its authorized personnel requirements for each occupational specialty. DOD reports that over half of today's youth cannot meet the military's entry standards for education, aptitude, health, moral character, or other requirements, making recruiting a significant challenge. GAO, under the Comptroller General's authority (1) assessed the extent to which DOD's active, reserve, and National Guard components met their enlisted aggregate recruiting and retention goals; (2) assessed the extent to which the components met their authorized personnel levels for enlisted occupational specialties; and (3) analyzed the steps DOD has taken to address recruiting and retention challenges. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-134/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-134.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-134/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-134.pdf GAO-06-134 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-134 Other Written Product GAO-06-134; Military Personnel: DOD Needs Action Plan to Address Enlisted Personnel Recruitment and Retention Challenges; Armed forces reserves Employee retention Enlisted personnel Military enlistment Military forces Military personnel Military recruiting Military reserve personnel National Guard Performance measures Personnel recruiting Policy evaluation Strategic planning Program goals or objectives Military occupational specialties