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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. 275-98
June 02, 1998 |
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MILITARY STRENGTH FIGURES FOR MARCH 31, 1998SUMMARIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
The total numerical strength of the Armed Forces on March 31, 1998 was 1,408,370. This is a decrease of 7,674 from Feb. 28, 1998 and a decrease of 34,768 from March 31, 1997.
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 1997 was also 65,000 military personnel.
March 1998 strength figures for each Service with month-ago and year-ago figures for comparison are:
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03/31/98 |
02/28/98 |
Change from Prev. Month |
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(Actual) |
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Percent |
03/31/97 |
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Total DoD |
1,408,370 |
1,416,044 |
-7,674 |
-0.54% |
1,443,138 |
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Army |
480,428 |
483,308 |
-2,880 |
-0.60% |
482,847 |
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Navy |
384,781 |
387,325 |
-2,544 |
-0.66% |
404,691 |
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Marine Corps |
171,567 |
172,643 |
-1,076 |
-0.62% |
173,011 |
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Air Force |
371,594 |
372,768 |
-1,174 |
-0.31% |
382,589 |
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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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