| Table D-11. Active Component Enlisted Strength, FYs 1973-2009 (in Thousands) | |||||||||||
| SERVICE | |||||||||||
| FISCAL | ARMY | NAVY | MARINE CORPS | AIR FORCE | TOTAL | ||||||
| YEAR | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | DoD | ||
| 1973 | 682.0 | 35.5% | 490.0 | 25.5% | 176.8 | 9.2% | 571.8 | 29.8% | 1920.6 | ||
| 1974 | 674.5 | 36.5% | 475.5 | 25.7% | 170.1 | 9.2% | 529.1 | 28.6% | 1849.2 | ||
| 1975 | 678.3 | 37.2% | 466.1 | 25.5% | 177.4 | 9.7% | 503.2 | 27.6% | 1825.0 | ||
| 1976 | 677.7 | 37.9% | 457.7 | 25.6% | 173.5 | 9.7% | 481.2 | 26.9% | 1790.1 | ||
| 1977 | 680.1 | 38.1% | 462.2 | 25.9% | 173.1 | 9.7% | 469.9 | 26.3% | 1785.3 | ||
| 1978 | 669.6 | 37.7% | 463.2 | 26.1% | 172.4 | 9.7% | 469.9 | 26.5% | 1775.1 | ||
| 1979 | 657.2 | 37.8% | 457.1 | 26.3% | 167.0 | 9.6% | 458.9 | 26.4% | 1740.2 | ||
| 1980 | 673.9 | 38.3% | 459.6 | 26.1% | 170.3 | 9.7% | 455.9 | 25.9% | 1759.7 | ||
| 1981 | 675.1 | 37.8% | 470.2 | 26.4% | 172.3 | 9.7% | 466.5 | 26.1% | 1784.1 | ||
| 1982 | 672.7 | 37.3% | 481.2 | 26.7% | 173.4 | 9.6% | 476.5 | 26.4% | 1803.8 | ||
| 1983 | 669.4 | 37.0% | 484.6 | 26.8% | 174.1 | 9.6% | 483.0 | 26.7% | 1811.1 | ||
| 1984 | 667.7 | 36.7% | 491.3 | 27.0% | 175.9 | 9.7% | 486.4 | 26.7% | 1821.3 | ||
| 1985 | 666.6 | 36.5% | 495.4 | 27.1% | 177.9 | 9.7% | 488.6 | 26.7% | 1828.5 | ||
| 1986 | 666.7 | 36.1% | 504.4 | 27.3% | 178.6 | 9.7% | 494.7 | 26.8% | 1844.4 | ||
| 1987 | 668.4 | 36.1% | 510.2 | 27.6% | 177.0 | 9.6% | 495.2 | 26.8% | 1850.8 | ||
| 1988 | 660.4 | 36.3% | 515.6 | 28.3% | 177.3 | 9.7% | 466.9 | 25.7% | 1820.2 | ||
| 1989 | 658.3 | 36.3% | 515.9 | 28.4% | 176.9 | 9.8% | 462.8 | 25.5% | 1813.9 | ||
| 1990 | 623.5 | 36.0% | 501.5 | 28.9% | 176.5 | 10.2% | 430.8 | 24.9% | 1732.3 | ||
| 1991 | 602.6 | 35.9% | 494.5 | 29.4% | 174.1 | 10.4% | 409.4 | 24.4% | 1680.6 | ||
| 1992 | 511.3 | 33.6% | 467.5 | 30.8% | 165.2 | 10.9% | 375.7 | 24.7% | 1519.7 | ||
| 1993 | 480.3 | 33.5% | 438.9 | 30.6% | 160.1 | 11.2% | 356.1 | 24.8% | 1435.4 | ||
| 1994 | 451.4 | 33.4% | 401.7 | 29.7% | 156.3 | 11.6% | 341.3 | 25.3% | 1350.7 | ||
| 1995 | 421.5 | 33.3% | 370.9 | 29.3% | 156.8 | 12.4% | 317.9 | 25.1% | 1267.1 | ||
| 1996 | 405.1 | 33.1% | 354.1 | 28.9% | 157.0 | 12.8% | 308.6 | 25.2% | 1224.8 | ||
| 1997 | 408.1 | 34.1% | 334.2 | 27.9% | 156.2 | 13.0% | 299.4 | 25.0% | 1197.9 | ||
| 1998 | 402.0 | 34.3% | 322.1 | 27.5% | 155.3 | 13.3% | 291.6 | 24.9% | 1171.0 | ||
| 1999 | 396.2 | 34.4% | 314.3 | 27.3% | 154.8 | 13.4% | 286.2 | 24.9% | 1151.5 | ||
| 2000 | 402.2 | 34.9% | 314.1 | 27.2% | 155.0 | 13.4% | 282.3 | 24.5% | 1153.6 | ||
| 2001 | 400.3 | 34.7% | 318.1 | 27.6% | 154.7 | 13.4% | 280.3 | 24.3% | 1153.4 | ||
| 2002 | 406.2 | 34.5% | 324.7 | 27.5% | 155.6 | 13.2% | 292.5 | 24.8% | 1179.0 | ||
| 2003 | 413.7 | 34.7% | 322.0 | 27.0% | 158.8 | 13.3% | 297.3 | 24.9% | 1191.8 | ||
| 2004 | 413.5 | 34.9% | 313.9 | 26.5% | 158.4 | 13.4% | 298.3 | 25.2% | 1184.1 | ||
| 2005 | 405.3 | 35.3% | 305.0 | 26.6% | 161.0 | 14.0% | 276.1 | 24.1% | 1147.4 | ||
| 2006 | 420.2 | 36.6% | 293.1 | 25.5% | 161.3 | 14.0% | 274.0 | 23.9% | 1148.6 | ||
| 2007 | 433.1 | 37.9% | 280.8 | 24.5% | 166.7 | 14.6% | 263.4 | 23.0% | 1144.0 | ||
| 2008 | 452.1 | 38.8% | 275.3 | 23.7% | 178.2 | 15.3% | 258.1 | 22.2% | 1163.7 | ||
| 2009 | 458.2 | 39.0% | 272.2 | 23.1% | 182.4 | 15.5% | 263.4 | 22.4% | 1176.1 | ||