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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. 168-99
April 14, 1999 |
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MILITARY STRENGTH FIGURES FOR FEBRUARY 28, 1999 SUMMARIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
The total numerical strength of the Armed Forces on Feb. 28, 1999 was 1,376,057. This is a decrease of 3,699 from Jan. 31, 1999 and a decrease of 39,987 from Feb. 28, 1998.
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 1998 was also 65,000 military personnel.
February 1999 strength figures for each Service with month-ago and year-ago figures for comparison are:
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2/28/99 |
1/31/99 |
Change from |
Previous Month |
2/28/98 |
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Percent |
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Total DoD |
1,376,057 |
1,379,756 |
-3,699 |
-0.27
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1,416,044 |
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Army |
472,228 |
473,595 |
-1,367 |
-0.29
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483,308 |
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Navy |
368,637 |
370,343 |
-1,706 |
-0.46 |
387,325
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Marine Corps |
172,071 |
172,369 |
-298 |
-0.17 |
172,643 |
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Air Force |
363,121 |
363,449 |
-328
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-0.09
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372,768 |
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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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