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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. 052-99
February 08, 1999 |
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MILITARY STRENGTH FIGURES FOR DECEMBER 31, 1998 SUMMARIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
The total numerical strength of the Armed Forces on Dec. 31, 1998 was 1,381,034. This is a decrease of 8,524 from Nov. 30, 1998 and a decrease of 37,739 from Dec. 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.
December 1998 strength figures for each Service with month-ago and year-ago figures for comparison are:
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12/31/98 |
11/30/98 |
Change from |
Previous Month |
12/31/97 |
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Percent |
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Total DoD |
1,381,034 |
1,389,558 |
-8,524 |
-0.61
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1,418,773 |
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Army |
474,217 |
478,034
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-3,817 |
-0.80
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485,088 |
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Navy |
371,762 |
374,484 |
-2,722 |
-0.73 |
387,774
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Marine Corps |
171,265 |
172,617 |
-1,352 |
-0.78 |
171,637 |
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Air Force |
363,790 |
364,423
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-633
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-0.17
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374,274 |
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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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