Every month, the Academy staff works to compile the statistics about our recruiting and training for the fleet’s informational purposes. Let’s take a look at how we did as a fleet in December.
This first graph depicts the number of applications that the fleet has received each month this year. The month of December saw 10 applications, two-thirds the number received in November.
![](https://b108297.smushcdn.com/108297/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Apps-By-Month-1.png?lossy=0&strip=1&webp=1)
The following chart shows how our members found us, according to their application:
![](https://b108297.smushcdn.com/108297/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Referral-Sources-1.png?lossy=0&strip=1&webp=1)
![](https://b108297.smushcdn.com/108297/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Referral-Sources-1.png?lossy=0&strip=1&webp=1)
This final graph shows how many people graduated from the Academy during the month of December. The fleet saw 1 graduate during the month, placing this year’s annual graduation rate at 44%.
![](https://b108297.smushcdn.com/108297/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Applicants-and-Graduates-1.png?lossy=0&strip=1&webp=1)
![](https://b108297.smushcdn.com/108297/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Applicants-and-Graduates-1.png?lossy=0&strip=1&webp=1)
![](https://b108297.smushcdn.com/108297/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Graduate-Percentage-By-Year-1.png?lossy=0&strip=1&webp=1)
![](https://b108297.smushcdn.com/108297/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Graduate-Percentage-By-Year-1.png?lossy=0&strip=1&webp=1)
These new recruits are the lifeblood of our community. Without them, it becomes difficult to keep our ships fully crewed and even more difficult to grow the fleet.