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Sgt. 1st Class Edward Santiago, a drill sergeant with the New Jersey Army National Guard’s Recruit Sustainment Battalion, instructs New Jersey Army Guard recruits at the New Jersey National Guard Training Center in Sea Girt, N.J. More than 43,000 people enlisted in the Army National Guard in fiscal year 2020. That, combined with a 101% retention rate and more than 4,100 transitions from the active component to the Army Guard, allowed the Army Guard to meet its congressionally mandated end strength of 336,000 Soldiers.
201027-Z-TJ222-001.JPG Photo By: Master Sgt. Matt Hecht

SEA GIRT, N.J. - Sgt. 1st Class Edward Santiago, a drill sergeant with the New Jersey Army National Guard’s Recruit Sustainment Battalion, instructs New Jersey Army Guard recruits at the New Jersey National Guard Training Center in Sea Girt, N.J. More than 43,000 people enlisted in the Army National Guard in fiscal year 2020. That, combined with a 101% retention rate and more than 4,100 transitions from the active component to the Army Guard, allowed the Army Guard to meet its congressionally mandated end strength of 336,000 Soldiers.


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