Today, though still faced with budget and manpower constraints, unemployment has fallen to historically low levels, and with the end of the drawdown, sustained recruiting shortfalls jeopardize fleet readiness. The goal of Navy Recruiting Command is to attract and enlist the best and brightest young men and women into the Navy to meet fleet manpower requirements. Many people believe that in today s environment of defense cutbacks and downsizing, the Armed Services have stopped or greatly reduced the hiring of high school and college graduates into its enlisted and officer ranks. Nothing could be further from the truth. The need for highly trained people in today s Navy is as great as ever.
Accessions are the men and women who commence recruit training during any given month.
Our accession levels are necessary to meet Navy s current end-strength requirement. Attainment of these goals is the first step toward achieving fleet readiness. Since 1994, Navy has recruited the highest possible quality men and women. In FY97, Navy Recruiting achieved 100 percent of the Enlisted Nuclear rating goal and in ratings that were identified as critically short. There have been no CAT IV accessions since FY92.