The numbers of active duty military personnel provided for are shown in the following table:

YEAREND NUMBER

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-MILITARY

Officers...

Enlisted.

Aviation cadets...

1964 actual 1965 estimate 1966 estimate
2,685,161 2,656,008 2,640,266

336,381 2,338,653 8,842

1.285

972,445 963,273

110,276

110,450
850,285

860,315
1,854

2,538

667,163

674,115

76,257

76,842

592,327

586,037
4,150

719

189,751

16,819

172,565
367

855,802

133.029

719,736
2,838
199

AVERAGE NUMBER

333,540

2,311,822
9,691
955

334.346

2,346.155
8.882

1.434

110.740

839.630

2,724

684.848

77,272

602,654
4,157
765
193,190
17,650
175,372
168
809,134
128,899 127,696
696,692
2,960

828,551

678,318
3,120

4,193 753

190,069

17,349 172,518 202

333,358 2,295,974 10,001 933 953,094

1964 actual 1965 estimate 1966 estimate
2,690,817 2,672.844 2,652,902

General and special funds:

-

1965 estimate 1966 estimate 967,434 961,735

110,996

853,901

2,537

670,297

76,885

588,685

3,982

745

189,963

17,086 172,586 291

MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY

845,150

132.753

709.671
2,656
70

111,884

847,159

2.692

679.502

76,783

597.946

4,036

737

Supplemental appropriations for 1965 are anticipated for separate transmittal to provide funds for the additional costs resulting from the enactment of legislation effective September 1, 1964, increasing the pay and allowances of certain military personnel.

4. Subsistence of enlisted personnel. This provides for the purchase of food supplies for issue as rations to enlisted personnel, including emergency and operational rations. In addition, it provides for a cash allowance paid to enlisted personnel who are given permission to mess separately or who are stationed at places where rations in kind are not available.

191,395

17,509 173,690 196

820,270

128.698

688,738

2,834

5. Permanent change of station travel. This provides for permanent change of station travel for individuals and groups of military personnel and their dependents, including dislocation and separation travel allowances, storage of household goods in commercial_facilities, and transportation of personal property. Payment for services furnished by the Military Sea Transportation Service and Military Air Transport Service for transportation to and from overseas of military personnel, their dependents, household goods, and automobiles is also included.

6. Other military personnel costs.-This provides for expenses of apprehension of deserters and escaped military prisoners, payment of interest on money deposited by enlisted personnel, and payment of death gratuities to beneficiaries of military personnel.

For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of the Army on active duty (except [those undergoing reserve training);] members of reserve components provided for elsewhere); [$4,221,000,000] $4,102,600,000, and, in addition [$85,000,000 $240,000,000 of which $210,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the Army stock fund and the Defense stock fund and $30,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the Army industrial fund: Provided, That not to exceed $12,300,000 of the unobligated