United States Armed Forces

The United States Armed Forces defend The United States of America and areas far beyond it. They are staffed by Soldiers,Sailors and other Personnel who are responsible for protecting the United States of America and areas beyond it. The Branches of The United States Armed Forces are

The United States Army,
United States Marine Corps,
United States Navy,
United States Coast Guard,
United States Air Force and
United States Space Force.

United States Armed Forces
Military manpower
Military age	17–45 years old^[1]
Availability	Males & Females ages 17–49: 109,305,756 (2005 est.).^[2]
Citizenship	Regular Army: No Citizenship Requirement For Enlisted Members / All Officers must be US Citizens. National Guard: Citizens Only.
Reaching military age annually	Males & Females: 4,180,074 (2005 est.)
Total armed forces	2,685,713 (Ranked 2nd)
Active troops	1,426,713 (Ranked 2nd)
Total troops	2,685,713 (Ranked 7th)
Military expenditures
Dollar figure	$441.6 billion (Ranked 1st.)
Percent of GDP	3.7% (FY2006 est.) (Ranked 26th)
Dollar Figure (per citizen)	$935.64($1470)^[3] (ranked 3rd)

The United States Armed Forces are the Military Forces of the United States. There are six branches: the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Space Force and Coast Guard.

The current President of the United States is Joe Biden. He is the current Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. All branches except the Coast Guard are part of the Department of Defense, which is controlled by the Secretary of Defense. The Coast Guard is located within the Department of Homeland Security. The Marine Corps located within the Department Of The Navy.

About 1.4 million people are currently on active duty in the military with another 1,259,000 people on reserve (with 456,000 people in the Army and Air National Guard). There is currently no conscription. Women can serve in most combat positions, and in all non-combat military jobs. Because of war, some of these non-combat jobs actually see combat regularly.^[4]

↑ People of 17 years of age, with permission of parents, can join the U.S. armed services.
↑ CIA World Fact Book https://cia.gov/cia//publications/factbook/geos/us.html Archived 2007-05-09 at the Wayback Machine
↑ Money spent by different countries on their militaries
↑ Go Army. "Careers & Jobs". Archived from the original on August 12, 2011. Retrieved May 8, 2006.

[1] People of 17 years of age, with permission of parents, can join the U.S. armed services.

[2] CIA World Fact Book https://cia.gov/cia//publications/factbook/geos/us.html Archived 2007-05-09 at the Wayback Machine

[3] Money spent by different countries on their militaries

[4] Go Army. "Careers & Jobs". Archived from the original on August 12, 2011. Retrieved May 8, 2006.

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