Reference Number: No. 053-95
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February 7, 1995
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MILITARY STRENGTH FIGURES FOR DECEMBER 31, 1994
SUMMARIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Total numerical strength of the Armed Forces on December 31, 1994, based on
preliminary reports, was 1,584,232. This is a decrease of 8,132 from November
30, 1994, and a decrease of 91,037 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.
December 1994 strength figures for each service with month-ago and year-ago
figures for comparison are:
Change from
12/31/94 11/30/94 Previous Month
(Preliminary) (Actual) Actual Percent 12/31/93
Total DOD 1,584,232 1,592,364 -8,132 -0.51% 1,675,269
Army 533,074 537,853 -4,779 -0.89% 566,084
Navy 460,169 462,258 -2,089 -0.45% 494,900
Marine Corps 174,507 174,290 217 0.12% 176,613
Air Force 416,482 417,963 -1,481 -0.35% 437,672
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