Title IV 

Military Personnel Authorizations

A Active Forces

 

401. End strengths for active forces

The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for active duty personnel as of September 30, 2016, as follows:

 

(1) The Army, 475,000.

(2) The Navy, 329,200.

(3) The Marine Corps, 184,000.

(4) The Air Force, 317,000.

 

Total for this section: $1,305,200  Stated as  one million, three hundred and five thousand and two hundred dollars US.

 

B  Reserve Forces

 

411. End strengths for Selected Reserve

 

(a) In general

The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for Selected Reserve personnel of the reserve components as of September 30, 2016, as follows:

 

(1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 342,000.

(2) The Army Reserve, 198,000.

(3) The Navy Reserve, 57,400.

(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 38,900.

(5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 105,500.

(6) The Air Force Reserve, 69,200.

(7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 7,000.

 

Total: $817,500  Stated as eight hundred seventeen thousand and five hundred dollars US.

 

(b) End strength reductions

The end strengths prescribed by subsection (a) for the Selected Reserve of any reserve component shall be proportionately reduced by—

 

(1) the total authorized strength of units organized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such component which are on active duty (other than for training) at the end of the fiscal year; and

 

(2) the total number of individual members not in units organized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such component who are on active duty (other than for training or for unsatisfactory participation in training) without their consent at the end of the fiscal year.

 

(c) End strength increases

Whenever units or individual members of the Selected Reserve for any reserve component are released from active duty during any fiscal year, the end strength prescribed for such fiscal year for the Selected Reserve of such reserve component shall be increased proportionately by the total authorized strengths of such units and by the total number of such individual members.

 

412. End strengths for reserves on active duty in support of the reserves

Within the end strengths prescribed in section 411(a), the reserve components of the Armed Forces are authorized, as of September 30, 2016, the following number of Reserves to be serving on full-time active duty or full-time duty, in the case of members of the National Guard, for the purpose of organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components:

 

(1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 30,770.

(2) The Army Reserve, 16,261.

(3) The Navy Reserve, 9,934.

(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,260.

(5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 14,748.

(6) The Air Force Reserve, 3,032.

 

Total: $77,005  Stated as seventy-seven thousand and  five dollars US.

 

413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status)

The minimum number of military technicians (dual status) as of the last day of fiscal year 2016 for the reserve components of the Army and the Air Force (notwithstanding section 129 of title 10, United States Code) shall be the following:

 

(1) For the Army National Guard of the United States, 26,099.

(2) For the Army Reserve, 7,395.

(3) For the Air National Guard of the United States, 22,104.

(4) For the Air Force Reserve, 9,814.

 

Total: $55,598  Stated as fifty-five thousand and five hundred ninety-eight dollars US.

 

414. Fiscal year 2016 limitation on number of non-dual status technicians

 

(a) Limitations

 

(1) National guard

Within the limitation provided in section 10217(c)(2) of title 10, United States Code, the number of non-dual status technicians employed by the National Guard as of September 30, 2016, may not exceed the following:

 

(A) For the Army National Guard of the United States, 1,600.

(B) For the Air National Guard of the United States, 350.

 

Total: $1,950  Stated as one thousand, nine hundred and fifty dollars US. 

 

(2) Army reserve

The number of non-dual status technicians employed by the Army Reserve as of September 30, 2016, may not exceed 595.

 

(3) Air force reserve

The number of non-dual status technicians employed by the Air Force Reserve as of September 30, 2016, may not exceed 90.

 

(b) Non-Dual status technicians defined

In this section, the term non-dual status technician has the meaning given that term in section 10217(a) of title 10, United States Code.

 

415. Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on active duty for operational support

During fiscal year 2016, the maximum number of members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who may be serving at any time on full-time operational support duty under section 115(b) of title 10, United States Code, is the following:

 

(1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 17,000.

(2) The Army Reserve, 13,000.

(3) The Navy Reserve, 6,200.

(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 3,000.

(5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 16,000.

(6) The Air Force Reserve, 14,000.

 

Total:  $69,200  Stated as sixty-nine and two hundred dollars US.

 

Overall total for this section: $2,326,453  Stated as two million, three hundred twenty-six thousand and four hundred fifty-three dollars US.