Army cuts 2,664 active-component soldiers in October

The service's most recent official head count shows an active component with 94,336 officers, 389,946 enlisted soldiers and 4,419 West Point cadets.

Statistics provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center indicates 70,118 women are serving in the Regular Army, which represents 14.3 percent of the active component.

The Army's reserve component has 348,674 National Guard soldiers, and 198,413 Army Reservists, for a total reserve force of 547,087.

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