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Uniformed services of the United States

United States Uniformed Services
United States Joint Service Color Guard on parade at Fort Myer
The United States Joint Service Color Guard in October 2001, on parade at Fort Myer in Arlington County, Virginia.
Service branches
Leadership
Commander-in-Chief Donald Trump
Federal department heads James Mattis (DoD)
John Kelly (DHS)
Tom Price (HHS)
(vacant) (DOC)
Manpower
Military age 17–45 years old at joining
Available for
military service
72,715,332 males, age 18–49 (2008 est.),
71,638,785 females, age 18–49 (2008 est.)
Fit for
military service
59,413,358 males, age 18–49 (2008 est.),
59,187,183 females, age 18–49 (2008 est.)
Reaching military
age annually
2,186,440 males (2008 est.),
2,079,688 females (2008 est.)
Active personnel 1,473,900 (ranked 2nd)
Reserve personnel 1,458,500
Expenditures
Budget $597.5 billion (FY2015) (ranked 1st)
Percent of GDP 3.3% (2015 est.)
Related articles
History
Ranks

The United States of America has seven federal uniformed services that commission officers as defined by Title 10, and subsequently structured and organized by Title 10, Title 14, Title 32 and Title 42 of the United States Code.

The seven uniformed services are, in order of precedence by ceremonial formation:

Each of the uniformed services is administratively headed by a federal executive department and its corresponding civilian Cabinet leader.

Note: The order of precedence within the U.S. Department of Defense is set by DOD Directive 1005.8 and is not dependent on the date of creation by the U.S. Congress.

Note: The U.S. Coast Guard was a part of the U.S. Department of Transportation from 1967 to 2002. Prior to 1967, it was a part of the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

The seven uniformed services are defined by 10 U.S.C. § 101(a)(5):

The term "uniformed services" means—
(A) the armed forces;
(B) the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and
(C) the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service.

The five uniformed services that make up the United States Armed Forces are defined in the previous clause 10 U.S.C. § 101(a)(4):


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