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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. 246-98
May 18, 1998 |
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MILITARY STRENGTH FIGURES FOR FEBRUARY 28, 1998SUMMARIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
The total numerical strength of the Armed Forces on Feb. 28, 1998 was 1,416,044.
This is a decrease of 6,722 from Jan. 31, 1998 and a decrease of 34,305 from Feb. 28, 1997.
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.
February 1998 strength figures for each Service with month-ago and year-ago figures for
comparison are:
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02/28/98 |
01/31/98 |
Change from Prev. Month |
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(Actual) |
(Actual) |
Amount |
Percent |
02/28/97 |
| Total DoD |
1,416,044 |
1,422,766 |
-6,722 |
-0.47% |
1,450,349 |
| Army |
483,308 |
488,002 |
-4,694 |
-0.96% |
485,674 |
| Navy |
387,325 |
388,943 |
-1,618 |
-0.42% |
407,758 |
| Marine Corps |
172,643 |
172,417 |
226 |
0.13% |
173,432 |
| Air Force |
372,768 |
373,404 |
-636 |
-0.17% |
383,485 |
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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