Report - United States Department of Defense

End Strength
UNCLASSIFIED
Figure 23: ANP End Strength, Attrition, Recruitment and Retention
6,000
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115,000
105,000
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Attrition, Recruitment, and Retention
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Mar-12 Apr-12 May-12 Jun-12 Jul-12 Aug-12 Sep-12 Oct-12 Nov-12 Dec-12 Jan-13 Feb-13 Mar-13
End-strength 149,642 149,208 144,182 146,641 147,912 146,339 147,158 148,536 148,499 148,983 149,775 150,919 151,766
Attrition -894 -1,747 -1,400 -1,691 -1,538 -1,980 -1,594 -2,249 -1762 -1,471 -2,062 -1,623 -1,973
Recruitment 2,171 0 464 2,100 2,357 1,016 2,458 2,410 1,391 1,738 3,481 3,005 1,748
Retention 154 320 372 213 316 87 136 417 288 252 363 485 537
Goal 147,943 149,237 150,531 151,824 153,118 154,412 155,706 157,000 157,000 157,000 157,000 157,000 157,000
Similar to the ANA, the ANP are becoming less reliant on Advisor assistance for conducting
operations. This trend towards conducting independent operations is a key indicator of success,
but it also becoming more prevalent due to SFA shortfalls, especially in RC-E.
Although the ANP is performing some traditional police duties such as community policing,
traffic control and development of modern criminal investigative techniques (e.g. biometrics and
forensics), the forces are also actively engaged in COIN operations. The transition from COIN
to more traditional policing varies in accordance with conditions from region to region. In areas
like RCs South, Southwest and East, the ANP are still engaging in COIN due to the more kinetic
environment. In RCs North and West, the ANP have transitioned away from COIN and are
focused more on policing. A challenge associated with this transition away from COIN
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