Question: how large is the US military? how much personnel? In terms of women and men. Larger than China's ?
how many (roughly) soldiers stationed overseas and how many at home ?

What? Noone knowz ???

Impatience can pretty much guarantee that you will not receive an answer.


That being said, I do not know the numbers, but it is much smaller than the ChiCom army (which I also do not have numbers for , I am going off this piechart I saw awhile ago, great source ), but we are increasing the size of our Army by 22 new Battalions (more on this later, got to check my facts). We're also pulling a slash and burn on our Finance Corps (rumor is that some new Four-Star didn't get paid for three months after his promotion , pure scuttle-butt, but it would explain why Finance is going the way of the dodo).

I was kidding, no worries-

I remember the Chinese army should count something like 1 million people. But these are 6-yrs old data .

Hey Guy!

probly one of the best information sources out there is:

www.fas.org these people try to keep track of whats happening in the world regarding defense.

another good site:

http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/...k/geos/us.html

have fun!

OK i found some numbers
US military 1.300.000 soldiers
found it on
http://www.globaldefence.net/index.h...ka/usa/usa.htm

Chinese military:
2.500.000 soldiers
from
http://www.china.org.cn/de-book/1-4.htm

google is your friend

Military China Top of Page
Military branches:
People's Liberation Army (PLA): comprises ground forces, Navy (including naval infantry and naval aviation), Air Force, and II Artillery Corps (strategic missile force), People's Armed Police Force (internal security troops, nominally a state security body but included by the Chinese as part of the "armed forces" and considered to be an adjunct to the PLA), militia
Military manpower - military age:
18 years of age (2003 est.)
Military manpower - availability:
males age 15-49: 375,520,255 (2003 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 206 million (2003 est.)
Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
males: 10,973,761 (2003 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$55.91 billion (FY02)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
4.3% (FY02)




Military United States Top of Page
Military branches:
Army, Navy and Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard (Coast Guard administered in peacetime by the Department of Homeland Security but in wartime reports to the Department of the Navy)
Military manpower - military age:
18 years of age (2003 est.)
Military manpower - availability:
males age 15-49: 73,597,731 (2003 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service:
NA
Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
males: 2,116,002 (2003 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$276.7 billion (FY99 est.)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
3.2% (FY99 est.)
Military - note:
note: 2002 estimates for military manpower are based on projections that do not take into consideration the results of the 2000 census

Thank you everybody... seems like China can kick our ass right away though.

Not a chance

I was reading this article about Falujah, and for every Marine killed there were 10 enemies killed. I don't have the source for that sorry. I realize against a trained army it would be different, but I still have the utmost confidence the US could take on any country in the world (militarily).

Not to rain on anyones parade but most of the marines killed didnt know what hit em because they were very sneaky and on some days more marines were killed then rebels (happened 2 times i think)