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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. 028-99
January 25, 1999 |
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MILITARY STRENGTH FIGURES FOR NOVEMBER 30, 1998 SUMMARIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
The total numerical strength of the Armed Forces on Nov. 30, 1998 was 1,389,558. This is a decrease of 6,872 from Oct. 31, 1998 and a decrease of 38,552 from Nov. 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 1998 was also 65,000 military personnel.
November 1998 strength figures for each Service with month-ago and year-ago figures for comparison are:
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11/30/98 |
10/31/98 |
Change from |
Previous Month |
11/30/97 |
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Percent |
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Total DoD |
1,389,558 |
1,396,430 |
-6,872 |
-0.49
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1,428,110 |
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Army |
478,034
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480,721
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-2,687 |
-0.56
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489,752 |
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Navy |
374,484 |
377,039
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-2,555 |
-0.68 |
389,804
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Marine Corps |
172,617 |
173,031 |
-414 |
-0.24 |
173,538 |
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Air Force |
364,423
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365,639
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-1,216
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-0.33
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375,016 |
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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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