FISCAL YEAR

U.S.
AIR
FORCE

U.S.
ARMY

U.S.
NAVY

U.S. MARINE CORPS

TOTAL

TOTAL
ACTIVE
FORCE

DISCHARGES AS % OF TOTAL
ACTIVE
FORCE

PRESIDENCY

1980

305

409

973

67

1,754

2,036,672

0.086

J.E. Carter

1981

239

414

1,089

75

1,817

2,068,885

0.088

R.W. Reagan

1982

310

454

1,111

123

1,998

2,096,644

0.095

R.W. Reagan

1983

341

391

937

146

1,815

2,112,067

0.086

R.W. Reagan

1984

330

478

888

126

1,822

2,123,428

0.086

R.W. Reagan

1985

289

454

799

118

1,660

2,137,415

0.078

R.W. Reagan

1986

332

491

735

86

1,644

2,156,593

0.076

R.W. Reagan

1987

279

348

656

97

1,380

2,163,578

0.064

R.W. Reagan

1988

230

276

498

96

1,100

2,123,669

0.051

R.W. Reagan

1989

198

301

440

58

997

2,115,234

0.047

G.H.W. Bush

1990

141

220

519

61

941

2,043,700

0.046

G.H.W. Bush

1991

151

206

545

47

949

1,985,500

0.048

G.H.W. Bush

1992

111

138

401

58

708

1,807,100

0.039

G.H.W. Bush

1993

152

156

334

40

682

1,705,000

0.040

W.J. Clinton

1994

180

136

245

36

597

1,610,400

0.037

W.J. Clinton

1995

234

182

260

46

722

1,523,300

0.047

W.J. Clinton

1996

282

206

302

60

850

1,471,722

0.057

W.J. Clinton

1997

309

197

413

78

997

1,425,471

0.070

W.J. Clinton

1998

414

310

345

76

1,145

1,394,498

0.082

W.J. Clinton

1999

352

271

314

97

1,034

1,371,144

0.075

W.J. Clinton

2000

177

573

358

104

1,212

1,370,676

0.088

W.J. Clinton

2001

192

627

290

118

1,227

1,369,167

0.090

G.W. Bush

2002

125

433

222

105

885

1,402,120

0.063

G.W. Bush

2003

142

378

187

63

770

1,419,061

0.054

G.W. Bush

2004

92

325

177

59

653

1,412,149

0.046

G.W. Bush

2005

88

386

177

75

726

1,373,551

0.053

G.W. Bush

2006

102

280

166

64

612

1,372,669

0.045

G.W. Bush

2007

91

302

160

74

627

1,365,571

0.046

G.W. Bush

TOTAL

6,188

9,342

13,541

2,253

31,324

48,556,984

0.065

Sources:

(1980–1996) Servicemembers Legal Defense Network

(1997–2007) Defense Department Press Office

Active Duty Total Force Report, Defense Manpower Data Center

Compiled by Deroy Murdock, Contributing editor, National Review Online — June 13, 2008