Most of what you do in the Navy Reserve is considered training. The basic Navy Reserve commitment involves training a minimum of one weekend a month (referred to as drilling) and two weeks a year (referred to as Annual Training) â or the equivalent of that.
The current 9,800 troops in Afghanistan is just a fraction of the U.S. forces stationed around the world. The graphic above shows other countries where the U.S. has a significant military presence. Itâs difficult to give a full picture of the number of troops serving overseas.
The military said that at the start of 2014, about 38,000 total U.S. personnel are in country, with just over 27,000 of those troops in the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force.The remaining U.S. troops are supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.ver the next year, 40,000 American troops and hundreds of tons of equipment will leave Afghanistan. Charlie D'Agata reports on how a platoon fro... The number of American troops reached 101,000 in June 2011 â the peak of the U.S. military presence in the war, according to Pentagon figures.