TABLE 2-15


DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
MILITARY PERSONNEL ON ACTIVE DUTY BY GRADE IN WHICH SERVING
FISCAL YEARS 1990 THROUGH PRESENT

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RANK/GRADE 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GRAND TOTAL 2,043,705 1,985,555 1,807,177 1,705,103 1,610,490 1,518,224 1,471,722 TOTAL OFFICERS 296,591 290,879 273,452 256,694 245,383 237,602 232,424 GENERAL ARMY-FLEET ADMIRAL - - - - - - - GENERAL-ADMIRAL 36 36 36 36 36 35 35 LIEUTENANT GENERAL-VICE ADMIRAL 121 121 114 114 104 110 108 MAJOR GENERAL-REAR ADMIRAL 367 347 343 327 295 274 277 BRIGADIER GENERAL-REAR ADMIRAL (L) A/ 530 513 487 478 483 432 430 COLONEL-CAPTAIN 13,958 13,719 13,260 12,523 12,205 11,723 11,588 LIEUTENANT COLONEL-COMMANDER 32,333 32,183 30,928 29,539 29,045 28,650 28,179 MAJOR LIEUTENANT-COMMANDER 53,202 53,134 50,398 48,060 44,826 43,916 43,880 CAPTAIN-LIEUTENANT 106,570 106,119 100,199 93,050 89,184 84,289 80,961 1ST LIEUTENANT-LIEUTENANT B/ 37,937 37,642 33,518 29,774 27,260 26,102 25,816 2ND LIEUTENANT-ENSIGN 31,935 27,255 25,847 25,004 24,831 25,556 25,194 CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER W-5 105 311 417 435 CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER W-4 2,986 2,968 2,704 2,486 2,368 2,155 1,959 CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER W-3 5,021 5,120 5,081 5,082 4,613 4,476 4,333 CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER W-2 8,404 8,946 8,355 7,677 7,440 7,431 7,123 WARRANT OFFICER W-1 3,191 2,776 2,182 2,439 2,382 2,036 2,106 TOTAL ENLISTED 1,733,835 1,681,592 1,520,828 1,435,915 1,352,800 1,268,489 1,227,110 E-9 15,293 14,833 13,460 12,813 12,107 11,106 10,733 E-8 38,039 36,141 33,183 31,670 29,879 28,830 28,764 E-7 134,102 134,169 130,545 124,719 119,672 109,330 107,712 E-6 239,110 238,889 227,419 214,606 198,125 180,458 172,627 E-5 361,477 355,478 305,074 295,600 280,984 261,413 254,752 E-4 427,817 426,083 383,513 352,263 322,201 317,169 283,841 E-3 280,130 275,576 233,488 214,640 208,398 197,065 200,367 E-2 140,273 125,803 110,897 114,194 108,179 99,742 98,996 E-1 C/ 97,594 74,620 83,249 75,410 73,255 63,376 69,318 TOTAL CADETS AND MIDSHIPMEN 13,279 13,084 12,897 12,494 12,307 12,133 12,188 CADETS USMA 4,386 4,341 4,270 4,199 4,023 3,947 3,973 MIDSHIPMEN USNA 4,523 4,335 4,372 4,143 4,277 4,159 4,210 CADETS USAFA 4,370 4,408 4,255 4,152 4,007 4,027 4,005 A/ (L) LOWER STANDS FOR LOWER HALF OF REAR ADMIRAL PAY GRADE. B/ LIEUTENANT (JUNIOR GRADE). C/ OTHER NAVY OFFICER CANDIDATES ARE INCLUDED WITH THE ENLISTED E-1 FIGURE INSTEAD OF THE MIDSHIPMEN USNA FIGURE.