Table D-39.  Active and Reserve Components End Strength by Service, FYs 1973-2017
                             
SERVICE
FISCAL ARMY   NAVY   MARINE CORPS   AIR FORCE   TOTAL DoD
YEAR Active Reserve1   Active Reserve   Active Reserve   Active Reserve2   Active Reserve
1973 786,225 551,274 189,874 671,314 2,198,687
1974 771,526 545,506 192,765 622,771 2,132,568
1975 770,891 526,740 195,784 597,218 2,090,633
1976 778,309 524,617 191,846 569,118 2,063,890
1977 777,744 524,883 191,845 566,126 2,060,598
1978 766,917 524,915 190,737 565,311 2,047,880
1979 754,428 518,627 185,095 555,083 2,013,233
1980 772,376 521,710 188,483 554,103 2,036,672
1981 776,582 534,773 190,691 566,839 2,068,885
1982 775,884 547,152 194,266 579,038 2,096,340
1983 775,260 552,041 195,047 588,322 2,110,670
1984 775,728 558,745 196,284 592,671 2,123,428
1985 776,050 566,283 198,082 597,004 2,137,419
1986 776,852 576,420 198,860 603,717 2,155,849
1987 776,661 584,625 199,708 602,584 2,163,578
1988 767,468 586,830 197,388 571,983 2,123,669
1989 765,287 586,600 196,817 566,530 2,115,234
1990 728,345 573,737 196,353 530,865 2,029,300
1991 706,217 565,446 193,687 506,026 1,971,376
1992 606,124 536,800 184,376 466,059 1,793,359
1993 568,529 505,275 178,535 440,202 1,692,541
1994 536,519 463,465 174,217 422,321 1,596,522
1995 504,948 429,630 176,003 413,424 1,524,005
1996 487,649 411,850 176,423 385,720 1,461,642
1997 487,648 582,894 390,490 95,317 173,936 41,997 374,215 182,005 1,426,289 902,213
1998 480,734 567,412 377,117 93,171 173,055 40,842 363,480 180,066 1,394,386 881,491
1999 473,652 564,305 368,179 89,172 172,635 39,953 356,407 177,487 1,370,873 870,917
2000 479,026 559,937 367,371 86,933 172,955 39,667 351,326 178,705 1,370,678 865,242
2001 476,289 557,457 371,849 87,913 172,739 39,810 348,290 182,242 1,369,167 867,422
2002 484,551 557,760 379,457 87,958 173,897 39,905 364,215 188,703 1,402,120 874,326
2003 493,563 562,979 376,970 88,156 177,583 41,046 370,945 182,891 1,419,061 875,072
2004 494,291 547,049 368,217 82,558 177,021 39,644 372,620 182,144 1,412,149 851,395
2005 486,483 522,182 357,859 76,466 179,840 39,938 349,369 182,232 1,373,551 820,818
2006 502,790 536,263 345,098 70,500 180,252 39,489 344,529 179,733 1,372,669 825,985
2007 517,783 542,589 332,269 69,933 186,425 38,557 329,094 177,400 1,365,571 828,479
2008 539,675 557,375 326,684 68,136 198,415 37,523 322,900 175,244 1,387,674 838,278
2009 549,015 563,688 324,239 66,508 203,075 38,510 328,847 177,182 1,405,176 845,888
2010 561,979 567,296 323,139 65,006 202,612 39,222 329,640 177,795 1,417,370 849,319
2011 561,437 566,364 320,141 64,792 201,026 39,772 328,821 177,006 1,411,425 847,934
2012 546,057 559,244 314,339 64,715 198,820 39,544 328,812 176,817 1,388,028 840,320
2013 528,070 555,944 319,839 62,444 195,848 39,501 326,573 176,621 1,370,330 834,510
2014 504,330 549,510 321,599 59,254 187,891 39,450 312,453 176,164 1,326,273 824,378
2015 487,366 548,575 323,334 57,359 183,417 38,906 307,326 174,222 1,301,443 819,062
2016 471,271 539,984 320,101 57,980 183,501 38,517 313,723 175,251 1,288,596 811,732
2017 472,047 537,921   319,492 57,824   184,401 38,682   318,580 174,468   1,294,520 808,895
   
1. Includes Army National Guard (ARNG) and Army Reserve (USAR).
2. Includes Air National Guard (ANG) and Air Force Reserve (USAFR).
Note:  Includes commissioned officers, warrant officers, and enlisted personnel.
Source: Military data are provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).