Situation report

Soldiers Magazine, Jan, 2004

Force Strength

       Active-Army Personnel   U.S. Army Civilians *

2003          494k                     197k
2004          485k                     199k
2001          476k                     195k

* Appropriated-funed employees only.

Note: Table made from bar graph.

Location of the Force

Continental United   Outside CONUS
States (CONUS)       (OCONUS)

       2003   394k     100k   2003
       2002   390k      95k   2002
       2001   384k      92k   2001

Army Budget

       $ in Billions

2000      $67.2
2001      $73.4
2002      $80.7
2003      $90.6

Note: Table made from bar graph.

A Diverse Force

Whites      59.3%
Blacks      24.0%
Hispanics    9.9%
Other        6.8%

Note: Table made from bar graph.

Active Army Ranks

Officers

Captains and Lieutenants          51.4%
Colonels, Lt. Colonels & Majors   33.3%
Warrant Officers                  14.9%
Generals                            .4%

NCOs

Sergeants and Staff Sergeants     71.9%
Sergeants First Class             20.3%
Master Sergeants                   6.0%
Sergeants Major                    1.8%

Note: Table made from bar graph.

Active-Army Breakout

Commissioned Officers     67,953
Warrant Officers          11,913
NCOs                     182,400
Enlisted (E-1 to E-4)    231,296
USMA cadets                4,207
ROTC cadets             * 29,618
OCS graduates                986
         (* as of November 2003)

End Strength for FY 2003.
OCS cadets not counted in active-duty
strength until after graduation,
ROTC cadets currently enrolled are not
included in active-duty strength.

Army Women

74,907 women are currently
serving in the active Army.

Commissioned:   11,122
Warrants:          842
Enlisted:       62,943
USMA Cadets        647

Army Families

52% of all Soldiers are married.
10% of all married Soldiers are
married to other service members.

Army Retirees *

OFFICER (at retirement)--
Average rank: LTC
Average age: 45 yrs
Average service time: 22 yrs

ENLISTED (at retirement)--
Average rank: SFC
Average age: 42 yrs
Average service time: 21 yrs
(* Non-disabled)

Number of living active-duty
Army retirees--525,598

Army National Guard
Personnel

2003   351k
2002   351k
2001   352k

Note: Table made from bar graph.

Army National Guard
Breakout 2003

Commissioned Officers    29,572
Warrant Officers          7,271
NCOs                    133,481
Enlisted (E-1 to E-4)   180,765

Army National Guard Women

44,249 women are currently serving in
the Army National Guard.

Commissioned:             3,237
Warrant:                    474
Enlisted:                40,538

Army National Guard Families

74.5% of officers/warrants and 47% of
enlisted Guard Soldiers are married.
Overall, 49.9% of the National Guard
force is married.

Army National Guard Budget

$ in Billions

2000   $6.9
2001   $7.4
2002   $8.2
2003   $9.3

Note: Table made from bar graph.

Army National Guard Ranks

Officers

48.2%   Captains and Lieutenants
31.6%   Colonels, Lt. Colonels & Majors
19.7%   Warrant Officers
  .5%   Generals

Note: Table made from bar graph.

NCOs

76.2%   Sergeants and Staff Sergeants
16.3%   Sergeants First Class
 6.0%   Master Sergeants
 1.5%   Sergeants Major

Note: Table made from bar graph.

A Diverse Force

73.5%   Whites
14.7%   Blacks
 7.5%   Hispanics
 4.3%   Other

Note: Table made from bar graph.

Army Reserve Budget

$ in Billions

2000   $3.9
2001   $4.2
2002   $4.6
2003   $5.3

Note: Table made from bar graph.

Army Reserve Ranks

Officers

40.2%   Captains and Lieutenants
52.9%   Colonels, Lt. Colonels & Majors
 6.6%   Warrant Officers
  .3%   Generals

Note: Table made from bar graph.

Enlisted

54.4%   Privates, Corporals and Specialists
29.8%   Sergeants and Staff Sergeants
10.4%   Sergeants First Class
 4.4%   Master Sergeants
 1.0%   Sergeants Major

Note: Table made from bar graph.

A Diverse Force

59.0%   Whites
24.5%   Blacks
10.5%   Hispanics
 6.0%   Other

Note: Table made from bar graph.

Army Reserve
Personnel

2003   212k
2002   207k
2001   206k

Note: Table made from bar graph.

Army Reserve
Breakout 2003

Commissioned Officers   37,615
Warrant Officers         2,682
NCOs                    78,232
Enlisted (E-1 to E-4)   93,361

Army Reserve Women

51,502 women are currently serving
in the Selected Reserves.

Commissioned:            9,269
Warrant:                   326
Enlisted:               41,907

Army Reserve Families

72% of officers/warrants and 40.8% of
enlisted Army Reserve Soldiers are married.
Overall, 46.7% of the Army Reserve
force is married.

(Information provided by Dr. Betty D. Maxfield, G-1 Office of Army Demographics.) (Unless otherwise noted, all data drawn from official sources as of September 2003.)