1 . United States
Population: 326,625,791
Reaching military age annually: 4,220,000
Active personnel/Reserve personnel: 1,281,900/801,200
Aircraft strength: 13,362
Combat tanks: 5,884
Naval assets: 415
2 . Russia
Population: 142,257,519
Reaching military age annually: 1,355,000
Active personnel/Reserve personnel: 1,013,628/2,572,500
Aircraft strength: 3,914
Combat tanks: 20,300
3 . China
Reaching military age annually: 19,550,000
Active personnel/Reserve personnel: 2,183,000/510,000
Aircraft strength: 3,035
Combat tanks: 7,716
4 . India
Population: 1,281,935,911
Reaching military age annually: 22,900,000
Active personnel/Reserve personnel: 1,362,500/2,844,750
Aircraft strength: 2,185
Combat tanks: 4,426
5 . France
Population: 67,106,161
Reaching military age annually: 775,000
Active personnel/Reserve personnel: 205,000/183,635
Aircraft strength: 1,262
Combat tanks: 406
Startling numbers. way too many soldiers!
thanks @smithlabs
@subdharth Thank you for the post, sobering information for sure! There are WAY too many people wearing uniforms. That many actually cause violence, because someone is sure to make a mistake sometime!
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