MILITARY STRENGTH FIGURES FOR JANUARY 31, 1995SUMMARIZED BY THEDEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Total numerical strength of the Armed Forces on January 31, 1995, based on
preliminary reports, was 1,579,003. This is a decrease of 2,646 from December
31, 1994, and a decrease of 93,542 from the same time in 1994.
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.
January 1995 strength figures for each service with month-ago and year-ago
figures for comparison are:
Change from
1/31/95 12/31/94 Previous Month
(Preliminary) (Actual) Actual Percent 1/31/94
Total DOD 1,579,003 1,581,649 -2,646 -0.17% 1,672,545
Army 532,944 533,074 -130 -0.02% 566,985
Navy 456,443 457,586 -1,143 -0.25% 492,556
Marine Corps 175,011 174,507 504 0.29% 176,573
Air Force 414,605 416,482 -1,877 -0.45% 436,431
