Armed Forces of the Americas
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United States Armed Forces | |
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Service branches |
United States Army United States Marine Corps United States Navy United States Air Force United States Coast Guard |
Headquarters | The Pentagon, Arlington County, Virginia, U.S. |
Leadership | |
Commander-in-Chief | President Dwight D. Eisenhower |
Secretary of Defense | Thomas S. Gates Jr. |
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff | General Nathan Farragut Twining |
Manpower | |
Military age | 17 with parental consent, 18 for voluntary service. Maximum age for first-time enlistment is 35 for the Army,<ref name="goarmy.com">Script error</ref> 28 for the Marines, 34 for the Navy, 39 for the Air Force,<ref>Script error</ref> and 27 for the Coast Guard.<ref name=USCGcareers>Script error</ref> |
Active personnel | 1.281.900<ref name="DoD Budget and Manpower Details" /> (ranked 2nd) |
Reserve personnel | 811,000<ref name="DoD Budget and Manpower Details" /> |
Expenditures | |
Budget | 597 billion |
Percent of GDP | 3.3% (1960) |