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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. 281-99
June 04, 1999 |
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MILITARY STRENGTH FIGURES FOR APRIL 30, 1999 SUMMARIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
The total numerical strength of the Armed Forces on April 30, 1999 was 1,367,175. This is a decrease of 2,743 from March 31, 1999 and a decrease of 35,971 from April 30, 1998.
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 1998 was also 65,000 military personnel.
April 1999 strength figures for each Service with month-ago and year-ago figures for comparison are:
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4/30/99 |
3/31/99 |
Change from |
Previous Month |
4/30/98 |
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Percent |
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Total DoD |
1,367,175 |
1,369,918 |
-2,743 |
-0.20
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1,403,146 |
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Army |
469,314 |
469,899 |
- 585 |
-0.12
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479,360 |
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Navy |
365,456 |
366,427 |
-971 |
-0.26 |
382,090 |
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Marine Corps |
171,042 |
171,046 |
-4 |
-0.00 |
170,927 |
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Air Force |
361,363 |
362,546 |
-1,183 |
-0.33
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370,769 |
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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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