How many Americans serve in the military currently?

Answer 1

According to the US Department of Defense Website (as on October 6, 2007) . . .

". . . over 1.3 million men and women on active duty, and 669,281 civilian personnel, we are the nation's largest employer. Another 1.1 million serve in the National Guard and Reserve forces. About 2 million military retirees and their family members receive benefits."

This was located on the following website: http://www.defenselink.mil/pubs/dod101/index.html

Answer 2

The current size of the U.S. military, including reserve formations, is about 2.5 million members. As the current population of the U.S. is about 310 million, that means 0.8% are serving in the military in some form.

In additon, there are almost 22 million former members of the military (i.e. veterans) still alive. Thus, a bit less than 8% of the country have military experience (have served, or are serving).

Answer 3

For nearly two generations, it has not been required to serve in the military, and as a result, fewer people have been serving. There is currently less than .5 percent of the population that serves in the Military, compared with 12 percent during WWII.

Answer 4

In 2010, less than 1% of the American population was serving on active-duty in the military, with only 0.0003% of them U.S. Marines. It is likely impossible to determine how many of America's current (as of June 2015) population of 310 million have served in the U.S. military as the 1974 fire in the St Louis records center destroyed much of the WW2-Korea-Vietnam records.

Answer 5

9% of US Population (Total Population - 303 million)

Active Military - 5 million

Veterans - 23.5 million

Answer 6

Less than one half of one percent of the US population is currently serving.