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U.S. Department of Defense
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs)
News Release
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| IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
No. 670-97
December 10, 1997 |
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MILITARY STRENGTH FIGURES FOR OCTOBER 31, 1997SUMMARIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
The total numerical strength of the Armed Forces on Oct. 31, 1997 was 1,431,513. This is a decrease of 7,049 from Sept. 30, 1997 and a decrease of 35,473 from Sept. 30, 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 1997 was also 65,000 military personnel.
October 1997 strength figures for each service with month-ago and year-ago
figures for comparison are:
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10/31/97 |
09/30/97 |
Change from Prev. Month |
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(Actual) |
Amount |
Percent |
09/30/96 |
| Total DoD |
1,431,513 |
1,438,562 |
-7,049 |
-0.49% |
1,466,986 |
| Army |
490,878 |
491,707 |
-829 |
-0.17% |
490,783 |
| Navy |
391,134 |
395,564 |
-4,430 |
-1.12% |
414,044 |
| Marine Corps |
173,396 |
173,906 |
-510 |
-0.29% |
174,873 |
| Air Force |
376,105 |
377,385 |
-1,280 |
-0.34% |
387,286 |
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.
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