The number of ADF personnel has changed over the last 20 years. During the 1990s the strength of the ADF was reduced from around 70,000 to 50,000 permanent personnel as a result of budget cuts and the outsourcing of some military functions. The ADF began to grow from 2000 after the defence white paper released that year called for an expansion to the militarys strength, though the size of the military decreased between the 200304 to 200506 financial years due to problems with attracting further recruits. By 200910 the ADF was above its budgeted size, leading to reductions until 201415. The size of the ADF grew between the 201415 and 201617 financial years. The ADF has not met its recruitment targets over the period since the 199596 financial year.

Answer this question based on the article: How many personnel did the ADF reduce as a result of budget cuts?
20000