SUMMARIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Total numerical strength of the Armed Forces on May 31, 1996
based on preliminary reports, was 1,479,868.
This is a decrease
of 6,676 from April 30, 1996 and a decrease of 74,434 from the
same time in 1995.
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 Year 1995 was also 65,000 military
personnel.
May 1996 strength figures for each service with month-ago and
year-ago figures for comparison are:
05/31/96 04/30/96 Change from Prev. Month
(Preliminary) (Actual) Amount Percent 05/31/95
Total DoD 1,479,868 1,486,544 -6,676 -0.45% 1,554,302
Army 493,330 495,273 -1,943 -0.39% 527,520
Navy 423,225 426,024 -2,799 -0.66% 445,902
Marine Corps 171,464 172,500 -1,036 -0.60% 171,753
Air Force 391,849 392,747 -898 -0.23% 409,127
Please note 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.
