{"id":45869,"date":"2023-10-10T16:24:13","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T16:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/10\/10\/navy-misses-active-duty-reserve-recruiting-goals-for-2023\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:54:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:54:47","slug":"navy-misses-active-duty-reserve-recruiting-goals-for-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2023\/10\/10\/navy-misses-active-duty-reserve-recruiting-goals-for-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy misses active duty, reserve recruiting goals for 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Navy missed its recruitment goals for active duty enlisted sailors<\/a> by more than 7,450 accessions in fiscal year 2023, according to Navy Recruiting Command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Navy is one of the service branches that struggled<\/a> with recruiting, which military leaders attribute to more thorough medical screenings, fewer Americans eligible to serve and low civilian unemployment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Navy announced Tuesday it recruited 30,236 new active duty sailors in fiscal 2023, falling short of the 37,700 target number accessions for the year. The service also recruited 1,948 Reserve enlisted personnel, down from its 3,000 goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Navy also failed to meet its officer goals, recruiting only 2,080 new active duty officers rather than the 2,532 target, and 1,167 Reserve officers rather than the 1,940 troops target.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fiscal year 2022, the Navy met its active duty enlisted recruitment goals<\/a>, but depleted its Delayed Entry Program pool to the lowest level in 40 years to do so. The program allows someone to join the Navy prior to their shipping date.<\/p>\n\n\n\t