Table D-15.  Active Component Enlisted Strength, FYs 1964, 1973-1997 (in Thousands) FISCAL YEAR SERVICE TOTAL DoD ARMY NAVY MARINE CORPS AIR FORCE 1964 860.5 585.4 172.9 720.6 2329.4              1973 682.0 490.0 176.8 571.8 1921.0  1974 674.5 475.5 170.1 529.1 1849.0  1975 678.3 466.1 177.4 503.2 1825.0  1976 677.7 457.7 173.5 481.2 1790.1  1977 680.1 462.2 173.1 469.9 1785.2  1978 669.6 463.2 172.4 469.9 1775.0  1979 657.2 457.1 167.0 458.9 1740.3  1980 673.9 459.6 170.3 455.9 1759.7  1981 675.1 470.2 172.3 466.5 1784.0  1982 672.7 481.2 173.4 476.5 1803.8  1983 669.4 484.6 174.1 483.0 1811.1  1984 667.7 491.3 175.9 486.4 1821.3  1985 666.6 495.4 177.9 488.6 1828.5  1986 666.7 504.4 178.6 494.7 1844.3  1987 668.4 510.2 177.0 495.2 1853.3  1988 660.4 515.6 177.3 466.9 1820.1  1989 658.3 515.9 176.9 462.8 1813.9  1990 623.5 501.5 176.5 430.8 1732.4  1991 602.6 494.5 174.1 409.4 1680.5  1992 511.3 467.5 165.2 375.7 1519.8  1993 480.3 438.9 160.1 356.1 1435.4  1994 451.4 401.7 156.3 341.3 1350.7  1995 421.5 370.9 156.8 317.9 1267.2 1996 405.1 354.1 157.0 308.6 1224.9 1997 408.1 334.2 156.2 299.4 1197.9