If those targets are met, the number of soldiers on active duty would be down 20 percent from 2010, when there were nearly 570,000 soldiers on active duty. The number of U.S. Army soldiers on active duty has been reduced to its lowest since 1940, according to a published report. In addition to those on active duty, the Army has 548,024 soldiers in reserve, for a total force of 1,027,196 soldiers. The Army Times report said that 2,600 soldiers departed active service in March without being replaced. The current number is still well above the 269,023 soldiers on duty in 1940, the year before America entered World War II.

Source: Fox News May 09, 2016 01:48 UTC