Investments include: Army readiness - $27.8 billion Navy and Marine Corps readiness - $48.5 billion Air Force readiness - $36.5 billion Special Operations Command readiness - $9.4 billion Driven by divestments and a focus on the future fight, the Department’s request of 2.146 million military personnel is a slight decrease in end strength for FY 2022 DOD’s most critical asset is its people.