Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Military Personnel Policy Bill Carr discusses armed forces recruiting and retention statistics at the Pentagon, Oct. 13, 2009. In the background, left to right, are: Michael S. Applegate, deputy director for Marine Corps Manpower and Reserve Affairs; Brig. Gen. A.J. Stewart, commander, Air Force Recruiting Service; Rear Adm. Craig Faller, commander, Navy Recruiting Command, and Maj. Gen. Donald Campbell, commander, Army Recruiting Command. (DoD photo/R. D. Ward)