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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. 298-98
June 15, 1998 |
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MILITARY STRENGTH FIGURES FOR APRIL 30, 1998SUMMARIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
The total numerical strength of the Armed Forces on April 30, 1998 was 1,403,146. This is a decrease of 5,224 from March 31, 1998 and a decrease of 32,790 from April 30, 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.
April 1998 strength figures for each Service with month-ago and year-ago figures for comparison are:
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04/30/98 |
03/31/98 |
Change from Prev. Month |
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Percent |
04/30/97 |
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| Total DoD |
1,403,146 |
1,408,370 |
-5,224 |
-0.37% |
1,435,936 |
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| Army |
479,360 |
480,428 |
-1,068 |
-0.22% |
480,445 |
| Navy |
382,090 |
384,781 |
-2,691 |
-0.70% |
401,458 |
| Marine Corps |
170,927 |
171,567 |
-640 |
-0.37% |
171,909 |
| Air Force |
370,769 |
371,594 |
-825 |
-0.22% |
382,124 |
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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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