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2022 USAF & USSF Almanac: DOD Personnel
July 1, 2022
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DOD TOTAL FORCE END STRENGTH
(In thousands, as of Sept. 30, 2021)
Fiscal Year
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Active-Duty Military
Enacted
Requested
USAF
317
323
326
328
330
328
323
323
Army
475
476
476
484
481
487
476
473
Marine Corps
184
185
186
186
181
180
177
177
Navy
325
324
330
337
342
348
348
346
USSF
*
7
8
9**
Full-time Guard and Reserve
76
75
79
83
87
90
93
n/a
Total
1,378
1,382
1,397
1,422
1,421
1,439
1,425
n/a
Selected Reserve
Air National Guard
106
106
107
107
107
109
108
108
AFRC
69
69
69
69
69
71
70
70
Army National Guard
342
344
335
336
336
338
336
336
Army Reserve
198
194
189
191
189
184
190
190
Marine Corps Reserve
38
39
38
38
36
35
32
33
Navy Reserve
58
58
59
60
59
58
59
58
Total
812
810
797
801
796
794
795
795
Appropriated-Fund Civilian Full-time Equivalents
DAF
167
167
170
172
170
173
175
176
Army
195
191
189
190
251
250
186
187
Navy/Marine Corps
204
206
209
218
220
205
212
214
Defense Agencies
189
191
193
216
114
114
213
214
Total
755
756
761
796
755
762
785
791
DOD MILITARY DEMOGRAPHICS BY SERVICE
An Airman with the 354th Air Expeditionary Wing marshals an F-35A at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, June 4. Staff Sgt. Zade Vadnais
DOD
Total
1,333,822
Highest Educational Achievement
%
No High School Diploma or GED
1,454
0.1
High School Diploma/GED or Some College
891,790
66.9
Associate Degree
115,877
8.7
Bachelor’s Degree
190,664
14.3
Advanced Degree
109,331
8.2
Unknown
24,706
1.9
Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino
230,029
17.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,103,793
82.8
Marital Status
Divorced
63,487
4.8
Married
665,764
49.9
Never Married
602,452
45.2
Other***
2,119
0.2
Race
American Indian or Alaska Native
14,366
1.1
Asian
63,888
4.8
Black or African American
229,970
17.2
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
15,507
1.2
Multi-racial****
39,702
3.0
White
918,408
68.9
Other/Unknown
51,981
3.9
Sex
Female
229,933
Male
1,103,889
DAF
Total
329,614
Highest Educational Achievement
%
No High School Diploma or GED
58
0.0
High School Diploma/GED or Some College
170,743
51.8
Associate Degree
61,063
18.5
Bachelor’s Degree
51,617
15.7
Advanced Degree
39,738
12.1
Unknown
6,395
1.9
Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino
51,231
15.5
Not Hispanic or Latino
278,383
84.5
Marital Status
Divorced
19,482
5.9
Married
177,339
53.8
Never Married
132,568
40.2
Other***
225
0.1
Race
329,614
American Indian or Alaska Native
2,381
0.7
Asian
14,029
4.3
Black or African American
49,038
14.9
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
3,965
1.2
Multi-racial****
14,843
4.5
White
233,845
70.9
Other/Unknown
11,513
3.5
Sex
329,614
Female
69,564
Male
260,050
ARMY
Total
481,254
Highest Educational Achievement
%
No High School Diploma or GED
606
0.1
High School Diploma/GED or Some College
330,710
68.7
Associate Degree
27,631
5.7
Bachelor’s Degree
78,655
16.3
Advanced Degree
41,526
8.6
Unknown
2,126
0.4
Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino
80,116
16.6
Not Hispanic or Latino
401,138
83.4
Marital Status
Divorced
24,244
5.0
Married
249,520
51.8
Never Married
206,922
43.0
Other***
568
0.1
Race
481,254
American Indian or Alaska Native
3,550
0.7
Asian
24,178
5.0
Black or African American
102,308
21.3
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
5,580
1.2
Multi-racial****
n/a
n/a
White
326,810
67.9
Other/Unknown
18,828
3.9
Sex
481,254
Female
74,592
Male
406,662
MARINE CORPS
Total
180,958
Highest Educational Achievement
%
No High School Diploma or GED
29
0.0
High School Diploma/GED or Some College
153,043
84.6
Associate Degree
4,025
2.2
Bachelor’s Degree
18,223
10.1
Advanced Degree
4,809
2.7
Unknown
829
0.5
Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino
42,553
23.5
Not Hispanic or Latino
138,405
76.5
Marital Status
Divorced
5,475
3
Married
72,646
40.1
Never Married
102,745
56.8
Other***
92
0.1
Race
American Indian or Alaska Native
1,886
1.0
Asian
5,783
3.2
Black or African American
18,696
10.3
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
1,949
1.1
Multi-racial****
2,359
1.3
White
144,465
79.8
Other/Unknown
5,820
3.2
Sex
Female
16,148
Male
164,810
NAVY
Total
341,996
Highest Educational Achievement
%
No High School Diploma or GED
761
0.2
High School Diploma/GED or Some College
237,294
69.4
Associate Degree
23,158
6.8
Bachelor’s Degree
42,169
12.3
Advanced Degree
23,258
6.8
Unknown
15,356
4.5
Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino
56,129
16.4
Not Hispanic or Latino
285,867
83.6
Marital Status
Divorced
14,286
5.0
Married
166,259
48.6
Never Married
160,217
46.8
Other***
1,234
0.1
Race
American Indian or Alaska Native
6,549
1.9
Asian
19,898
5.8
Black or African American
59,928
17.5
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
4,013
1.2
Multi-racial****
22,500
6.6
White
213,288
62.4
Other/Unknown
15,820
4.6
Sex
Female
69,629
Male
272,367
*DOD numbers combine both Active and Reserve; the others are Active duty only. **85 members had joined the Space Force as of Sept. 30, 2020. ***Includes annulled, widowed, and unknown. ****Army and Army Reserve do not report “Multi-racial.” Source: 2020 Demographics Profile of the Military Community
DOD ACTIVE DUTY BY ENLISTED/OFFICER AND SEX
U.S. Space Force 2nd Lt. Taylor Schoephoerster, left, 1st Range Operations Squadron trainee, reviews checklists with Capt. Michael Brooks, 1st ROPS sea surveillance officer, in support of the Inspiration4 launch inside the Morrell Operations Center at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla. Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman/USSF
(As of Sept. 30, 2021)
DOD
%
DAF
%
Cadet/Midshipman
13,040
4,103
Female
3,538
27.1
1,182
28.8
Male
9,502
72.9
2,921
71.2
Enlisted
1,099,378
265,658
Female
186,357
17.0
55,644
20.9
Male
913,021
83.0
210,014
79.1
Officer
236,061
64,873
Female
45,331
19.2
14,671
22.6
Male
190,730
80.8
50,202
77.4
Total Active Duty
1,348,479
334,634
Army
%
Marine Corps
Navy
%
Cadet/Midshipman
4,483
n/a
4,454
Female
1,071
23.9
n/a
n/a
1,285
28.9
Male
3,412
76.1
n/a
n/a
3,169
71.1
Enlisted
388,564
157,977
287,179
Female
57,585
14.8
14,320
9.1
58,808
20.5
Male
330,979
85.2
143,657
90.9
228,371
79.5
Officer
93,443
21,701
56,044
Female
17,235
18.4
1,981
9.1
11,444
20.4
Male
76,208
81.6
19,720
90.9
44,600
79.6
Total Active Duty
483,078
179,678
347,677
Sources: Defense Manpower Data Center, Active-duty Military Personnel by Rank/Grade and Service; and Table of Active-duty Females by Rank/Grade and Service
A provision in the fiscal 2025 defense policy bill will require the Defense Department to include the military occupational specialty of service members who die by suicide in its annual report on suicide deaths, though it remains to be seen how much data the department will actually disclose.
When 2nd Lt. Madison Marsh became the first ever active service member crowned Miss America on Jan. 14, top Air Force officials recognized a rare opportunity to reach women and girls who otherwise might not consider military service as an option.
An effort at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., to bring in medical specialists from afar seems to be paying off, with families driving less and requesting fewer travel vouchers to access care.
The Air Force recently expanded its waiver tolerances for asthma, food allergies, and hearing loss. The move should bring in between 600 and 1,000 more recruits a year, though they would be restricted from certain jobs or duty stations.
Senate and House lawmakers released their compromise 2025 National Defense Authorization bill on Dec. 7—the proposed legislation would give a 14.5 percent pay raise to junior enlisted Airmen and Guardians and prohibit the Air Force from retiring any F-15E or F-22 fighters.
The Air Force’s first new warrant officers in 66 years graduated Dec. 6 at a ceremony at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., the inaugural class of the new Warrant Officer Training School.
A pair of Air Force major generals have been nominated to become three stars and the first commanders of new centers formulated as part of the service’s “Great Power Competition” changes.
The Air Force has begun a sweeping overhaul of its education and training programs with the standup of new centers that will be part of the future Airman Development Command that is scheduled to come online next year, service officials said.
