Total numerical strength of the Armed Forces on December 31, 1994, based on
preliminary reports, was 1,584,232. This is a decrease of 8,132 from November
30, 1994, and a decrease of 91,037 from the same time in 1993.
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 Engineer civil functions. A comparable figure for
Fiscal Year 1994 was approximately 68,500.
December 1994 strength figures for each service with month-ago and year-ago
figures for comparison are:
Change from
12/31/94 11/30/94 Previous Month
(Preliminary) (Actual) Actual Percent 12/31/93
Total DOD 1,584,232 1,592,364 -8,132 -0.51% 1,675,269
Army 533,074 537,853 -4,779 -0.89% 566,084
Navy 460,169 462,258 -2,089 -0.45% 494,900
Marine Corps 174,507 174,290 217 0.12% 176,613
Air Force 416,482 417,963 -1,481 -0.35% 437,672
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