Does anyone know the official number of people serving in the military right now?
2007-09-18 06:27:58 · 4 answers · asked by rabble rouser 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Approximately 1,426,713 personnel are currently on active duty in the military with an additional 1,259,000 personnel in the seven reserve components .
Army 507,082(36% of total), 14%(female), 419,816(enlisted), 82,486 (officers)
Marine Corps 180,000(13% of total), 6.2%(female), 160,072 (enlisted), 19,309 (officers)
Navy 340,568 (24% of total), 14.9%(female), 285,129 (enlisted), 51,087(officers)
Air Force 340,921 (23% of total), 20.1%(female), 268,252 (enlisted), 68,373 (officers)
Coast Guard 41,181 (3% of total), 10.7%(female), 31,286 (enlisted) 7,835 (officers)
Total 1,426,713 (100% of total), 14.9%(female), 1,133,269 (enlisted), 221,255 (officers)
That's 2,685,713 people in the entire military compared to the 302,906,160 people estimated in the U.S.
That's 0.8866485250745644% of the population in the military.
Additionally, you don't have to be a U.S. citizen to join the Armed Forces. There are currently over 40,000 non-citizens serving.
So, to answer your question the percentage of U.S. CITIZENS serving in the military (active and reserve) is 0.8732780475643017% of the population.
Fun Fact: If everyone in the Armed Forces held hands, they could wrap around the Earth 4.41 times!
2007-09-18 06:36:04 · answer #1 · answered by Jesus & Kristle 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
not sure exactly but i'm in the army and about 6yrs ago I met the Exec Secretary of Tourism of United States Greg Farmer and he told me Tourism was the leading Employer Market in the US 2nd only to the Military. Soldiers in Iraq alone are over 210K
2007-09-18 14:03:26 · answer #2 · answered by miami_love_305 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
JnK is right on the numbers. When you compare that to over 300,000,000 in the country as of 6 months ago, thats less then 1%.
2007-09-18 06:42:47 · answer #3 · answered by mnbvcxz52773 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The first answerer has the numbers...
Always amazed at how FEW of us are on active/reserve duty... a mere 1% or less.
IF you include the VETERANS... everyone of them currently living... you'll still only reach 5% of the total population.
To the remaining 95-99%... You are WELCOME.
2007-09-18 07:30:01 · answer #4 · answered by mariner31 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋