Army Personnel by Defense Mission Category, FY1962-FY2000

This report presents Army military personnel (Active, Guard, Reserve) and civilian employees reported in the Future Years Defense Program for the ends of fiscal years 1962 through 2000. Personnel strengths are grouped by Defense Mission Category to illustrate the distribution of personnel among major force missions, Defense-wide missions, and Defense-wide support missions. The purpose of the paper is to identify trends that might indicate an increase in Army overhead relative to output. The strength of the Expeditionary Army, which represents the output of the Army, is defined and quantified. The proportion of total Army strength in the Expeditionary Army is calculated. The trend of this proportion over the past 39 years indicates the Army has become more efficient. The report also provides charts that indicate the personnel distribution by 3-digit Defense Manpower Category. A source table of the data used to prepare the charts is appended. --Original contains color plates: All DTIC reproductions will be in black and white.