And why do we have such a hard time to find a couple of thousand additional troops?
2007-01-04 11:03:04 · 2 answers · asked by Ejsenstejn 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
I agree with the figures quoted by How_Would. Additionally, it should be mentioned that the US ranks 2nd in the world in active military manpower but only 7th in total military manpower (active and reserve).
Service (A) Total Active Duty Personnel (B) Percentage Female (C) Enlisted (D) Officers (E)
(A ) ( B ) ( C ) ( D ) ( E)
Army 500,203 15.2% 414,325 69,307
Marine Corps 180,000 6.0% 157,150 19,052
Navy 375,521 14.5% 319,929 55,592
Air Force 358,612 19.6% 285,520 73,091
Coast Guard 40,151 10.7% 31,286 7,835
Total 1,450,689 14.9% 1,196,210 254,479
2007-01-04 11:43:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Active force : 1,426,713
Total force: 2,685,713
2007-01-04 11:15:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋