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