The Navy Reserve Force is officially 100% manned. This week, the Reserve reached its authorized strength of 57,700 Sailors for Fiscal Year 2025, the first time since 2020, reinforcing the Navy’s ability to project power, respond to global contingencies, and deliver warfighting capabilities across all domains.

The Navy Reserve provides operational surge capacity and specialized expertise across mission-critical domains including cyber defense, expeditionary logistics, medical response, shipyard surge maintenance, and aviation support. Maintaining a fully manned and ready Reserve Force ensures the Navy can respond decisively across any domain.

“Every Reserve billet filled is a warfighting advantage secured,” said Vice Adm. Nancy Lacore, Chief of Navy Reserve. “From protecting our homeland to supporting missions abroad, our Reserve Sailors bring specialized experience, surge capacity, and mission-essential expertise to every fight.”

The manning achievement reflects a coordinated effort that wouldn’t be possible without Navy Recruiting Reserve Command (NRRC) and its five Reserve Talent Acquisition Groups: RTAG Central, Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, and Southwest. Recruiters from these teams worked closely with communities across the country to bring in new talent and help prior-service Sailors continue their Navy careers in the Reserve.

“Our recruiters are mission-driven and understand the bigger picture,” said Capt. Todd Winn, Commodore of NRRC. “Every Sailor who joins or affiliates adds real capability to the Fleet. It’s not just about filling quotas—it’s about building a ready, lethal force.”

NRRC used new tools and smarter outreach to match the right candidates with the right jobs—especially those with in-demand skills.

Retention was also a key part of the success, thanks to innovative policy changes, bonuses and incentives that helped keep skilled Sailors in uniform and in the fight. This dual focus on accession and retention helped ensure both quantity and quality across the force.

“We focused on both bringing people in and keeping our talent,” said Winn. “That’s how we build a strong, experienced force that’s ready when the Navy needs us.”

Looking ahead in FY-25, the Navy Reserve is continuing its focus on the Warfighter. “Our Reserve Sailors are a strategic advantage, and they stand ready to respond, fight, and win wherever called,” Lacore said. Navy Reserve priorities in FY-25 include improving the Sailor experience, offering more flexibility for service, and attracting talent in high-demand fields like information warfare, unmanned systems, and space operations.

The mission of the Navy Reserve is to provide strategic depth and deliver operational capabilities to the Navy and Marine Corps team, and Joint forces, in the full range of military operations from peace to war. It provides essential naval warfighting capabilities and expertise, strategically aligned with mission requirements — valued for warfighting readiness, innovation and agility.

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