it is a date represented in YYMMDD format that represents how much active duty service time you have. For Active Duty members it is usually the date of their enlistment. For Guard/Reserve members it changes and you subtract the total number of ADT days (not including drill weekend or PT days as those are IDT) from today's date and that will give you the TAFMSD. This is a tricky equation and takes practice.
Total Active Federal Military Service Date
it is a date represented in YYMMDD format that represents how much active duty service time you have. For Active Duty members it is usually the date of their enlistment. For Guard/Reserve members it changes and you subtract the total number of ADT days (not including drill weekend or PT days as those are IDT) from today's date and that will give you the TAFMSD. This is a tricky equation and takes practice.
you will have 20 years plus day for day of any other active service and 1 day per point. Throw this answer in your total calculation.
According to the United States Department of Defense's "Military Personnel Statistics" for June 30, 2011 (http://siadapp.dmdc.osd.mil/personnel/MILITARY/history/hst1106.pdf), there were 1,434,312 active duty service men and women stationed in the United States and abroad (page 4, top line, "Total" column).By subtracting the number of active duty service men and women serving in the United States and its territories, 1,226,638 (page 1, "Total - United States and Territories" line,"Total" column), the number of United States service men and women on active duty serving overseas is 207,674.For more current information, go to http://siadapp.dmdc.osd.mil, click "Personnel", then "Military Personnel", then whichever date you are interested in.
In 2010, there were just over two million people on active military duty. There were also about 850,000 in the active reserve.
No, the U.S. Army does not have a 15-year retirement option. Typically, active duty service members are eligible to retire with full benefits after 20 years of active service. Reserve time does not count towards active service retirement, but it may count towards retirement in the Reserve Component.
That's a piece of paper you get when discharged from military service. Don't lose it because you will need it if you ever apply for any vereran's benefits. The DD Form 214 is more important than the actual discharge paper.
About 17.86 million Americans were in the service at some time during WWII.
Looking this up, I see mention of him returning to New York after his time in the military. Being stationed out of his home state would indicate that he served on active duty, for a total of three years.
There are total of 744 numbers f B-52 built and only 85 are active and 9 are reserved currently.
You are not required to pay state income tax in Kansas. Retirees who entered the military before Sept. 24, 1975, and members receiving disability retirements based on combat injuries or who could receive disability payments from the VA are covered by laws giving disability broad exemption from federal income tax. Most military retired pay based on service-related disabilities also is free from federal income tax, but there is no guarantee of total protection. VA Disability Dependency and Indemnity Compensation: VA benefits are not taxable because they generally are for disabilities and are not subject to federal or state taxes.
The Canadain Forces consists of 75 000 active force personel, and 35 000 reserve force personel. This brings the total to 110 000 military personel. Edit: i dont know how old this answer is, but the army is now 115,000.