US army enrollment statistics?

Question

Can someone tell me the number of people who enrolled in the army, navy, national guard, etc., in the past 3 years? thanks

Answer 1

i enlisted. i dont know how many else did. but count me as 1.

Answer 2

i did not enlist. so i suppose you have to count me as -1. heehaw.
so enrollment stats are really hard to determine. The DoD's HR website is pretty inept for these stats (seems intentional). In 1970 active duty was just under 3 mil. In 1980 it was just above 2 mil. 1990 the same. In 2000 it was 1.38 mil. In 2010 it was 1.43 mil.