Despite the ongoing downsizing of the U.S. Army, there was actually a growth as of 30 June. How long will it take to get down to 450K? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/despite-the-ongoing-downsizing-of-the-u-s-army-there-was-actually-a-growth-as-of-30-june-how-long-will-it-take-to-get-down-to-450k <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-54552"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fdespite-the-ongoing-downsizing-of-the-u-s-army-there-was-actually-a-growth-as-of-30-june-how-long-will-it-take-to-get-down-to-450k%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Despite+the+ongoing+downsizing+of+the+U.S.+Army%2C+there+was+actually+a+growth+as+of+30+June.+How+long+will+it+take+to+get+down+to+450K%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fdespite-the-ongoing-downsizing-of-the-u-s-army-there-was-actually-a-growth-as-of-30-june-how-long-will-it-take-to-get-down-to-450k&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0ADespite the ongoing downsizing of the U.S. Army, there was actually a growth as of 30 June. How long will it take to get down to 450K?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/despite-the-ongoing-downsizing-of-the-u-s-army-there-was-actually-a-growth-as-of-30-june-how-long-will-it-take-to-get-down-to-450k" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="ff24b16ee0eab33faa1992cf66a0faa6" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/054/552/for_gallery_v2/6a2fc42e.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/054/552/large_v3/6a2fc42e.jpg" alt="6a2fc42e" /></a></div></div>The article shows a interesting breakdown of current active duty Army end strenght as of 30 June. <br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.armytimes.com/story/military/careers/army/2015/08/04/latest-numbers-show-army-actually-grew-june/31099683/">http://www.armytimes.com/story/military/careers/army/2015/08/04/latest-numbers-show-army-actually-grew-june/31099683/</a> Wed, 05 Aug 2015 09:59:21 -0400 Despite the ongoing downsizing of the U.S. Army, there was actually a growth as of 30 June. How long will it take to get down to 450K? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/despite-the-ongoing-downsizing-of-the-u-s-army-there-was-actually-a-growth-as-of-30-june-how-long-will-it-take-to-get-down-to-450k <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-54552"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fdespite-the-ongoing-downsizing-of-the-u-s-army-there-was-actually-a-growth-as-of-30-june-how-long-will-it-take-to-get-down-to-450k%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Despite+the+ongoing+downsizing+of+the+U.S.+Army%2C+there+was+actually+a+growth+as+of+30+June.+How+long+will+it+take+to+get+down+to+450K%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fdespite-the-ongoing-downsizing-of-the-u-s-army-there-was-actually-a-growth-as-of-30-june-how-long-will-it-take-to-get-down-to-450k&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0ADespite the ongoing downsizing of the U.S. Army, there was actually a growth as of 30 June. How long will it take to get down to 450K?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/despite-the-ongoing-downsizing-of-the-u-s-army-there-was-actually-a-growth-as-of-30-june-how-long-will-it-take-to-get-down-to-450k" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="cf4586aff8a05846bab3e24a30b82501" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/054/552/for_gallery_v2/6a2fc42e.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/054/552/large_v3/6a2fc42e.jpg" alt="6a2fc42e" /></a></div></div>The article shows a interesting breakdown of current active duty Army end strenght as of 30 June. <br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.armytimes.com/story/military/careers/army/2015/08/04/latest-numbers-show-army-actually-grew-june/31099683/">http://www.armytimes.com/story/military/careers/army/2015/08/04/latest-numbers-show-army-actually-grew-june/31099683/</a> CW4 Private RallyPoint Member Wed, 05 Aug 2015 09:59:21 -0400 2015-08-05T09:59:21-04:00 Response by COL Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 5 at 2015 11:54 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/despite-the-ongoing-downsizing-of-the-u-s-army-there-was-actually-a-growth-as-of-30-june-how-long-will-it-take-to-get-down-to-450k?n=866977&urlhash=866977 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>The Army End Strength isn't calculated until 30SEP. This is a blip in a much larger wave of draw-down. We will be at 450K by 30SEP17. That being said...we will never be at 450K. We may be at 495,549 or 450,223 at any given day. The HR strength of the Army changes on a daily basis. It is only calculated for accounting purposes on 30SEP. COL Private RallyPoint Member Wed, 05 Aug 2015 11:54:11 -0400 2015-08-05T11:54:11-04:00 2015-08-05T09:59:21-04:00