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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. 634-98
December 11, 1998 |
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MILITARY STRENGTH FIGURES FOR OCTOBER 31, 1998SUMMARIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
The total numerical strength of the Armed Forces on Oct. 31, 1998 was 1,396,430. This is a decrease of 10,400 from Sept. 30, 1998 and a decrease of 35,083 from Oct. 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 1998 was also 65,000 military personnel.
October 1998 strength figures for each Service with month-ago and year-ago figures for comparison are:
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10/31/98 |
9/30/98 |
Change from |
Previous Month |
10/31/97 |
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Percent |
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Total DoD |
1,396,430 |
1,406,830 |
-10,400 |
-0.74
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1,431,513 |
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Army |
480,721
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483,880
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-3,159 |
-0.65
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490,878 |
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Navy |
377,039 |
382,338
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-5,299 |
-1.39 |
391,134
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Marine Corps |
173,031 |
173,142 |
-111 |
-0.06 |
173,396 |
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Air Force |
365,639
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367,470
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-1,831
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-0.50
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376,105 |
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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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