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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. 024-98
January 22, 1998 |
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MILITARY STRENGTH FIGURES FOR NOVEMBER 30, 1997 SUMMARIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
The total numerical strength of the Armed Forces on Nov. 30, 1997 was 1,428,110. This
is a decrease of 3,403 from Oct. 31, 1997 and a decrease of 37,509 from Nov. 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.
November 1997 strength figures for each Service with month-ago and year-ago figures for
comparison are:
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11/30/97 |
10/31/97 |
Change from Prev. Month |
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(Actual) |
(Actual) |
Amount |
Percent |
11/30/96 |
| Total DoD |
1,428,110 |
1,431,513 |
-3,403 |
-0.24% |
1,465,619 |
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| Army |
489,752 |
490,878 |
-1,126 |
-0.23% |
491,242 |
| Navy |
389,804 |
391,134 |
-1,330 |
-0.34% |
413,869 |
| Marine Corps |
173,538 |
173,396 |
142 |
0.08% |
174,806 |
| Air Force |
375,016 |
376,105 |
-1,089 |
-0.29% |
385,702 |
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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