{"id":45110,"date":"2023-02-03T22:01:36","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T22:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/02\/03\/navy-surpasses-fy22-retention-goals-amid-recruitment-challenges\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:57:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:57:09","slug":"navy-surpasses-fy22-retention-goals-amid-recruitment-challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2023\/02\/03\/navy-surpasses-fy22-retention-goals-amid-recruitment-challenges\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy surpasses FY22 retention goals amid recruitment challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Navy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2022\/01\/31\/navy-surpasses-retention-goals-for-fy21-shifts-focus-to-sustainment\/\" target=\"_blank\">surpassed its retention goals for FY22<\/a> and is currently ahead on retention goals this fiscal year, amid the well-publicized challenges to recruiting service members across all the services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Navy understands we are in a challenging recruiting environment and we are taking every opportunity to allow future Sailors to join or current Sailors to continue their service,\u201d Lt. Rachel Maul, a Chief of Naval Personnel spokeswoman, said in an email to Navy Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Navy Personnel Command said the Navy retained 107% of Zone A sailors \u2014 those with up to six years of service \u2014 in FY22. The service kept a total of 18,886 Zone A sailors \u2014 up from the 17,523 target.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Zone B, those with six to 10 years of service, the Navy reached a 106% retention rate, surpassing the 7,751 target and keeping 8,217 sailors. The Navy also retained 109 percent of Zone C sailors, those with between 10 and 14 years of service. The Navy kept 5,724 Zone C sailors, up from the 5,247 target.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Navy is also ahead on FY23 monthly retention targets, retaining 23% more than its target numbers for Zone A sailors, 2% more for Zone B, and 5% more for Zone C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.usni.org\/2023\/02\/01\/navy-exceeding-fy-2023-sailor-retention-goals-says-q1-data\" target=\"_blank\">USNI News was the first to report<\/a> on the retention numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Navy has ushered in several initiatives in recent months aimed at improving retention and recruiting, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2022\/12\/23\/navy-suspends-high-year-tenure-in-attempt-to-increase-retention\/\" target=\"_blank\">suspending enlisted high-year tenure<\/a> for two years to permit sailors who surpassed their high-year tenure threshold to remain in the service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Plus, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2022\/12\/06\/navy-lowers-entrance-exam-requirements-in-bid-to-get-more-recruits\/\" target=\"_blank\">Navy kicked off a pilot program in December<\/a> allowing sailors who scored lower on the Armed Forces Qualification Test as part of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery to still join the service. 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