Selected Manpower Statistics is published by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Washington Headquarters Services, Directorate for Information Operations and Reports (WHS/DIOR). The report provides basic manpower data on active duty military, civilian, retired, and reserve military personnel of the Department of Defense (DoD). It is divided into the following sections: Total Department of Defense Personnel, Active Duty Military Personnel, Civilian Personnel, Other Personnel, Reserve Personnel. Each section has a short narrative with a general description of the contents and selected highlights, displaying increases/decreases from the prior fiscal year and general trends. Although the focus of this publication is on summary data for DoD as a whole, many tables provide associated data for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and other components of DoD.

Description based on: Mar. 1979.