2007-02-22 21:56:27 · 6 answers · asked by KEITH K 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Officially we have 2,685,713 armed troops, only 1,426,713 being active duty.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Us_military
2007-02-22 22:02:27 · answer #1 · answered by Jason W-S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Army 554,627
Marine Corps 164,000
Navy 335,521
Air Force 332,414
Coast Guard 40,151
Total 1,426,713
This is the Active Duty breakdown
2007-02-23 07:53:23 · answer #2 · answered by John B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Total- 2,685,713
Active troops- 1,426,713
Reserve- 1, 259,000
There are also discharged or retired veterans that can be called up. Also, the draft could be enacted.
2007-02-23 06:02:56 · answer #3 · answered by C J 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the army alone has just over 100k. Thats less than 1% of the population of the US and we still are the toughest military force around.
2007-02-23 05:59:43 · answer #4 · answered by the Animal 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
2,685,713 Is the total for all branches
Second largest military in the world
2007-02-23 05:58:56 · answer #5 · answered by . 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How military retirees veterans
2014-08-04 12:52:43 · answer #6 · answered by Jesse A 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋