Support Our Troops

How many people are in the military? The military includes 2,079,142 military personnel and 778,539 civilians as of September 2023. The US military’s strength of 2.86 million troops is slightly greater than the population of Chicago, Illinois, the country’s third-largest city.

The active-duty force remains largely male-dominated, but women have made inroads in recent decades. Overall, 15% of DOD active-duty military personnel are women, up from 11% in 1990. In 2015, 17% of active-duty officers were female; up from their share of 12% in 1990. And 15% of enlisted personnel were female in 2015, up from 11% in 1990. The share of women in the ranks varies significantly by service branch. Women comprise nearly one-in-five active-duty personnel in the Air Force (19%) but only 8% of all Marines. Women make up 18% of the Navy and 14% of the Army.

As of 2020, there are 1,569,841 Active Duty family members. 38.1% of Active Duty family members are spouses, 61.4% are children, and 0.5% are adult dependents.

Military members and their families sacrifice so much, providing these cards the least I can do to honor them. Thank you all for your service!