SUMMARIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Total numerical strength of the Armed Forces on October 31, 1994, based on
preliminary reports, was 1,600,517.
This is a decrease of 9,973 from
September 30, 1994, and a decrease of 90,653 from the same time in 1993.
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 Engineer civil functions.
A comparable figure for
Fiscal Year 1994 was approximately 68,500.
October 1994 strength figures for each service with month-ago and year-ago
figures for comparison are:
Change from
10/31/94 09/30/94 Previous Month
(Preliminary) (Actual) Actual Percent 10/31/93
Total DOD 1,600,517 1,610,490 -9,973 -0.62% 1,691,170
Army 541,206 541,343 -137 -0.03% 571,529
Navy 464,602 468,662 -4,060 -0.87% 500,776
Marine Corps 174,532 174,158 374 0.21% 178,159
Air Force 420,177 426,327 -6,150 -1.44% 440,706
