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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. 322-99
July 02, 1999 |
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MILITARY STRENGTH FIGURES FOR MAY 31, 1999 SUMMARIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
The total numerical strength of the Armed Forces on May 31, 1999 was 1,364,753. This is a decrease of 1,559 from April 30, 1999 and a decrease of 34,220 from May 31, 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.
May 1999 strength figures for each Service with month-ago and year-ago figures for comparison are:
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5/31/99 |
4/30/99 |
Change from |
Previous Month |
5/31/98 |
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Percent |
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Total DoD |
1,364,753 |
1,366,312 |
-1,559 |
-0.11
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1,398,973 |
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Army |
467,899 |
468,451 |
-552 |
-0.12
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478,118 |
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Navy |
365,909 |
365,456 |
453 |
0.12 |
380,752 |
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Marine Corps |
170,729 |
171,042 |
-313 |
-0.18 |
170,327 |
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Air Force |
360,216 |
361,363 |
-1,147 |
-0.32
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369,776 |
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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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