2022 USAF & USSF Almanac: DOD Personnel

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

DOD MILITARY DEMOGRAPHICS BY SERVICE

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DOD TOTAL FORCE END STRENGTH

(In thousands, as of Sept. 30, 2021)

DOD MILITARY DEMOGRAPHICS BY SERVICE

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DOD ACTIVE DUTY BY ENLISTED/OFFICER AND SEX

(As of Sept. 30, 2021)

DOD MILITARY DEMOGRAPHICS BY SERVICE

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