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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. 356-98
July 09, 1998 |
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MILITARY STRENGTH FIGURES FOR MAY 31, 1998SUMMARIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
The total numerical strength of the Armed Forces on May 31, 1998 was 1,398,973. This is a decrease of 4,173 from Apr. 30, 1998 and a decrease of 33,472 from May 31, 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.
May 1998 strength figures for each Service with month-ago and year-ago figures for comparison are:
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5/31/98 |
4/30/98 |
Change from Prev. Month |
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(Actual) |
Amount |
Percent |
5/31/97 |
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Total DoD |
1,398,973 |
1,403,146 |
-4,173 |
-0.30 |
1,432,445 |
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Army |
478,118 |
479,360 |
-1,242 |
-0.26 |
481,323 |
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Navy |
380,752 |
382,090 |
-1,338 |
-0.35 |
398,541 |
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Marine Corps |
170,327 |
170,927 |
-600 |
-0.35 |
171,083 |
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Air Force |
369,776 |
370,769 |
-993 |
-0.27 |
381,498 |
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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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