MILITARY STRENGTH FIGURES FOR FEBRUARY 28, 1997 SUMMARIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
The total numerical strength of the Armed Forces on Feb. 28,
1997 was 1,450,349.
This is a decrease of 7,064 from Jan. 31,
1997 and a decrease of 48,126 from the same time in 1996.
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 1996 was
also 65,000 military personnel.
February 1997 strength figures for each service with month-
ago and year-ago figures for comparison are:
02/28/97 01/31/97 Change from Prev. Month
(Actual) (Actual) Amount Percent 02/29/96
Total DoD 1,450,349 1,457,413 -7,064 - 0.48% 1,498,475
Army 485,674 488,316 -2,642 -0.54% 500,582
Navy 407,758 410,762 -3,004 -0.73% 430,053
Marine
Corps 173,432 174,245 -813 -0.47% 173,187
Air Force 383,485 384,090 -605 -0.16% 394,653
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.
