SUMMARIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Total numerical strength of the Armed Forces on August 31, 1995, based on
preliminary reports, was 1,532,890. This is a decrease of 226
from July 31,1995 and a decrease of 92,826 from the same time in 1994.
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 1994
was approximately 68,500.
August 1995 strength figures for each service with month-ago and year-ago figures
for comparison are:
Change from
8/31/95 7/31/95 Previous Month
(Preliminary) (Actual) Amount Percent 8/31/94
Total DOD 1,532,890 1,533,116 -226 -0.01% 1,625,716
Army 516,465 517,131 -666 -0.13% 549,724
Navy 439,016 439,693 -677 -0.15% 472,515
Marine Corps 175,359 173,659 1,700 0.98% 174,159
Air Force 402,050 402,633 -583 -0.14% 429,318
Please note 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 673(b).
