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U.S. Department of Defense
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs)
News Release
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| IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
No. 335-97
June 25, 1997 |
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MILITARY STRENGTH FIGURES FOR APRIL 30, 1997SUMMARIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
The total numerical strength of the Armed Forces on April 30, 1997 was 1,435,936. This is a decrease of 7,202 from March 31, 1997 and a decrease of 50,608 from the same time in 1996.
These figures represent full-time military personnel comprising both regular and reserves on active duty and officer candidates, including cadets at the three military academies.
Excluded from these figures are approximately 65,000 full-time military personnel who are paid from other than active duty military personnel appropriations. This group is funded from appropriations for reserve components and Corps of Engineers civil functions. A comparable figure for Fiscal Year 1996 was also 65,000 military personnel.
April 1997 strength figures for each service with month-ago and year-ago figures for comparison are:
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04/30/97 |
03/31/97 |
Change from Prev. Month |
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Amount |
Percent |
04/30/96 |
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| Total DoD |
1,435,936 |
1,443,138 |
-7,202 |
-0.50% |
1,486,544 |
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| Army |
480,445 |
482,847 |
-2,402 |
-0.50% |
495,273 |
| Navy |
401,458 |
404,691 |
-3,233 |
-0.80% |
426,024 |
| Marine Corps |
171,909 |
173,011 |
-1,102 |
-0.64% |
172,500 |
| Air Force |
382,124 |
382,589 |
-465 |
-0.12% |
392,747 |
Please note the active duty personnel strength data provided does not include Selected Reserve strength ordered to active duty by the President under Title 10, United States Code 12304.
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