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ARMED FORCES STRENGTH FIGURES FOR APRIL 30, 2000, SUMMARIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
The total numerical strength of the armed forces on April 30, 2000, was 1,398,003. This is a decrease of 4,120 from March 31, 2000, and a decrease of 3,580 from April 30, 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.
April 2000 strength figures for each Service with month-ago and year-ago figures for comparison are:
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4/30/00 |
3/31/00 |
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Previous Month |
4/30/99 |
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Percent |
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Total DoD |
1,398,003 |
1,402,123 |
-4,120 |
-0.29 |
1,401,583 |
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Army |
472,026 |
473,481 |
-1,455 |
-0.31 |
468,451 |
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Navy |
366,799 |
368,064 |
-1,265 |
-0.34 |
365,456 |
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Marine Corps |
170,313 |
170,598 |
-285 |
-0.17 |
171,042 |
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Air Force |
353,237 |
354,411 |
-1,174 |
-0.33 |
361,363 |
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Coast Guard |
35,628 |
35,569 |
59 |
0.17 |
35,271 |
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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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