United States Armed Forces

The **United States Armed Forces** are the military of the United States. It has six branches: the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Space Force and Coast Guard.

The current President of the United States is Donald J Trump. He is the current Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. All branches except the Coast Guard are part of the Department of Defense, which is controlled by the Secretary of Defense.  The Coast Guard is located within the Department of Homeland Security. The Marine Corps located within the Department Of The Navy.

About 1.4 million people are currently on active duty in the military with another 1,259,000 people on reserve (with 456,000 people in the Army and Air National Guard). There is currently no conscription. Women can serve in most combat positions, and in all non-combat military jobs. Because of war, some of these non-combat jobs actually see combat regularly.

## Branches of the Military 
There are six main parts, called "branches," of the U.S. military:

## History 
In the American Revolutionary War, the U.S. military was formed in 1775. Initially, it was known as the Continental Army and was commanded by George Washington.

The U.S. military has since been engaged in numerous large wars, including: 

* World War I and World War II: These wars assisted the U.S. in becoming a superpower. 
* The Cold War: Many years of tension with the Soviet Union (Russia). 
* Modern War: War on Terror and Middle East conflicts fall under this category of modern wars.

## Personnel (People) 
The military has two major categories of persons: 

* Enlisted Personnel: These are the working people who perform the majority of the operations and work.
* Officers: These are the heads that strategize missions and control the recruited members.

By the year 2026, the number of people on Active Duty (full-time workers) is approximately 1.3 million. Hundreds of thousands of National Guard and Reserves members also train part-time and can be deployed to assist in times of emergency.

## Budget and Technology 
No other country spends more on military expenditure than the United States. The budget in 2026 can be described as more than 1 trillion. This money is used for: 

* Salaries: The remuneration of the soldiers, sailors, and airmen. 
* Hardware: The purchase of such modern equipment as F-35 Lightning II jet, Abrams tank, nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. 
* Research: Innovation new technology such as cognitive warfare (protecting information), and space defense.

## Ranks 
All branches of the United States military have Commissioned Officers and Non Commissioned/Enlisted Personnel. Most Enlisted members with a rank of E-4 and above are called Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs), the exception is the Air Force where E-5 is considered the first Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) rank. Their usual duties are to supervise or make sure that common jobs are done properly every day. Most branches of the United States Military include *Warrant Officers* (*Chief Warrant Officers* in the Navy.) They are considered experts in their field, they are higher rank than other enlisted troops, but below Commissioned Officer. There are four or five ranks of Warrant Officers in most of the branches: WO-1 through WO-4 or WO-5(CWO-1 to CWO-4 or CWO-5)

Here are some common ranks for the US Army,Air Force and Marines. These branches of the military use different names for the enlisted ranks, but they all use the same for officers. The Navy and the Coast Guard have different ranks; for those see United States Navy. There are no five star general Ranks. The General of the Army, General of the Air Force and Fleet Admiral are only used in wartime situations. The United States Army, Marine Corps, Air Force and Space Force have Commissioned Officer and Non-Commissioned/Enlisted Personnel Ranks with the Navy and Coast Guard also having Officer Ranks. These Titles are seen below.

Each branch of the military has only one of these specific E-9 grade enlisted personnel and are considered the senior enlisted person of their branch. The Sergeant Major of the Army,Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps,and Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force are the spokespersons of the enlisted force at the highest levels of their services.
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## Other information
The number of generals and admirals, is over 800.

## References 
## Notes 
## Other websites 
* Official U.S. DOD site
* Global Security on U.S. Military Operations
* Today's Military website
* Largest Military Personnel Locator 
* US Military ranks and rank insignia
* US Military Mottos

### Branch links 
* U.S. Army
* U.S. Navy
* U.S. Air Force
* U.S. Marine Corps 
* U.S. Coast Guard