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Report | June 27, 2025

Evaluation of U.S. Navy Efforts to Meet Recruitment Goals (Report No. DODIG-2025-120)

Evaluation

The objective of this evaluation was to assess the effectiveness of U.S. Navy initiatives and incentives to address recruitment goals.

The Navy’s recruiting goals aim to ensure that the Navy has enough well‑qualified personnel to fulfill its mission requirements, including maintaining enough Sailors at sea and in support roles. According to the Commander, Navy Recruiting Command (CNRC), the Navy missed its recruiting goal in FY 2023. Specifically, the Navy missed the active duty enlisted goal by 7,464, the reserve enlisted goal by 2,012, the active duty officer goal by 452, and the reserve officer goal by 773. Although the Navy did not meet its recruitment goals, the CNRC stated that the Navy Recruiting Command (NRC) is continuously adapting its processes to reduce another shortfall in fulfilling mission requirements.