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‘‘Total number of commissioned of-
ficers (excluding officers in cat-
egories specified in subsection (b)) 
on active duty 
Number of officers who may be serving 
on active duty in grade of: 
Major 
Lieutenant 
Colonel 
Colonel 
40,000 .........................................
11,454 
6,807 
2,347 
45,000 .........................................
12,375 
7,196 
2,530 
50,000 .........................................
13,297 
7,584 
2,713 
55,000 .........................................
14,218 
7,973 
2,897 
60,000 .........................................
15,140 
8,361 
3,080 
65,000 .........................................
16,061 
8,750 
3,264 
70,000 .........................................
16,983 
9,138 
3,447 
75,000 .........................................
17,903 
9,527 
3,631 
80,000 .........................................
18,825 
9,915 
3,814 
85,000 .........................................
19,746 
10,304 
3,997 
90,000 .........................................
20,668 
10,692 
4,181 
95,000 .........................................
21,589 
11,081 
4,364 
100,000 .......................................
22,511 
11,469 
4,548 
110,000 .......................................
24,354 
12,246 
4,915 
120,000 .......................................
26,197 
13,023 
5,281 
130,000 .......................................
28,040 
13,800 
5,648 
170,000 .......................................
35,412 
16,908 
7,116’’. 
SEC. 405. INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED STRENGTHS FOR 
NAVY OFFICERS ON ACTIVE DUTY IN THE 
GRADES OF LIEUTENANT COMMANDER, COM-
MANDER, AND CAPTAIN. 
The table in section 523(a)(2) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘Total number of commissioned of-
ficers (excluding officers in cat-
egories specified in subsection (b)) 
on active duty 
Number of officers who may be serving 
on active duty in grade of: 
Lieutenant 
Commander 
Commander 
Captain 
Navy: 
30,000 .........................................
7,698 
5,269 
2,222 
33,000 .........................................
8,189 
5,501 
2,334 
36,000 .........................................
8,680 
5,733 
2,447 
39,000 .........................................
9,172 
5,965 
2,559 
42,000 .........................................
9,663 
6,197 
2,671 
45,000 .........................................
10,155 
6,429 
2,784 
48,000 .........................................
10,646 
6,660 
2,896 
51,000 .........................................
11,136 
6,889 
3,007 
54,000 .........................................
11,628 
7,121 
3,120 
57,000 .........................................
12,118 
7,352 
3,232 
60,000 .........................................
12,609 
7,583 
3,344
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‘‘Total number of commissioned of-
ficers (excluding officers in cat-
egories specified in subsection (b)) 
on active duty 
Number of officers who may be serving 
on active duty in grade of: 
Lieutenant 
Commander 
Commander 
Captain 
63,000 .........................................
13,100 
7,813 
3,457 
66,000 .........................................
13,591 
8,044 
3,568 
69,000 .........................................
14,245 
8,352 
3,718 
72,000 .........................................
17,517 
9,890 
4,467’’. 
Subtitle B—Reserve Forces 
SEC. 411. END STRENGTHS FOR SELECTED RESERVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Armed Forces are authorized 
strengths for Selected Reserve personnel of the reserve 
components as of September 30, 2008, as follows: 
(1) The Army National Guard of the United 
States, 351,300. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 205,000. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 67,800. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 39,600. 
(5) The Air National Guard of the United 
States, 106,700. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 67,500. 
(7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 10,000. 
(b) 
END
STRENGTH
REDUCTIONS.—The 
end 
strengths prescribed by subsection (a) for the Selected Re-
serve of any reserve component shall be proportionately 
reduced by— 
(1) the total authorized strength of units orga-
nized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of
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such component which are on active duty (other 
than for training) at the end of the fiscal year; and 
(2) the total number of individual members not 
in units organized to serve as units of the Selected 
Reserve of such component who are on active duty 
(other than for training or for unsatisfactory partici-
pation in training) without their consent at the end 
of the fiscal year. 
(c) END STRENGTH INCREASES.—Whenever units or 
individual members of the Selected Reserve of any reserve 
component are released from active duty during any fiscal 
year, the end strength prescribed for such fiscal year for 
the Selected Reserve of such reserve component shall be 
increased proportionately by the total authorized strengths 
of such units and by the total number of such individual 
members. 
SEC. 412. END STRENGTHS FOR RESERVES ON ACTIVE 
DUTY IN SUPPORT OF THE RESERVES. 
Within the end strengths prescribed in section 
411(a), the reserve components of the Armed Forces are 
authorized, as of September 30, 2008, the following num-
ber of Reserves to be serving on full-time active duty or 
full-time duty, in the case of members of the National 
Guard, for the purpose of organizing, administering, re-
cruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components:
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(1) The Army National Guard of the United 
States, 29,240. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 15,870. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 11,579. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,261. 
(5) The Air National Guard of the United 
States, 13,944. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 2,721. 
SEC. 413. END STRENGTHS FOR MILITARY TECHNICIANS 
(DUAL STATUS). 
The minimum number of military technicians (dual 
status) as of the last day of fiscal year 2008 for the re-
serve components of the Army and the Air Force (notwith-
standing section 129 of title 10, United States Code) shall 
be the following: 
(1) For the Army Reserve, 8,249. 
(2) For the Army National Guard of the United 
States, 26,502. 
(3) For the Air Force Reserve, 9,909. 
(4) For the Air National Guard of the United 
States, 22,553. 
SEC. 414. FISCAL YEAR 2008 LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF 
NON-DUAL STATUS TECHNICIANS. 
(a) LIMITATIONS.—
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(1) NATIONAL GUARD.—Within the limitation 
provided in section 10217(c)(2) of title 10, United 
States Code, the number of non-dual status techni-
cians employed by the National Guard as of Sep-
tember 30, 2008, may not exceed the following: 
(A) For the Army National Guard of the 
United States, 1,600. 
(B) For the Air National Guard of the 
United States, 350. 
(2) ARMY RESERVE.—The number of non-dual 
status technicians employed by the Army Reserve as 
of September 30, 2008, may not exceed 595. 
(3) AIR FORCE RESERVE.—The number of non- 
dual status technicians employed by the Air Force 
Reserve as of September 30, 2008, may not exceed 
90. 
(b) NON-DUAL STATUS TECHNICIANS DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘non-dual status technician’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 10217(a) of title 10, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 415. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF RESERVE PERSONNEL AU-
THORIZED TO BE ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR 
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT. 
During fiscal year 2008, the maximum number of 
members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces