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Today, out of a nation of 320 million people, 1.3 million Americans are in active duty military, and another 1 million serve in the reserves, according to the Department of Defense. That small figure influences the way the general public thinks about the cost of conflict, True says.
In 1945, there were over 12 million active duty military personnel. The Army, Navy, and Air Force had significant cuts in the numbers of personnel with the end of the Cold War, while the Marine Corps numbers have stayed relatively flat.