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ARMED FORCES STRENGTH FIGURES FOR MARCH 31, 2000, SUMMARIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
The total numerical strength of the armed forces on March 31, 2000, was 1,402,123. This is a decrease of 2,490 from Feb. 29, 2000, and a decrease of 3,049 from March 31, 1999.
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 1999 was also 65,000 military personnel.
March 2000 strength figures for each Service with month-ago and year-ago figures for comparison are:
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3/31/00 |
2/29/00 |
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Previous Month |
3/31/99 |
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Percent |
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Total |
1,402,123 |
1,404,613 |
-2,490 |
-0.18 |
1,405,172 |
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Army |
473,481 |
474,219 |
-738 |
-0.16 |
469,899 |
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Navy |
368,064 |
368,420 |
-356 |
-0.10 |
366,427 |
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Marine Corps |
170,598 |
171,344 |
-746 |
-0.44 |
171,046 |
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Air Force |
354,411 |
355,039 |
-628 |
-0.18 |
362,546 |
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Coast Guard |
35,569 |
35,591 |
-22 |
-0.06 |
35,254 |
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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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