Status of the Navy

Status of the Navy

as of
October 22, 2015

The Navy Fact File contains descriptions of the roles and characteristics of Navy ships.

Navy Demographics as of 31 March 2015

Status of the Navy


Navy Personnel
Active Duty:   327,862
  Officers Officers:   54,223
  Enlisted Enlisted:   269,172
  Midshipmen Midshipmen:   4,467
Ready Reserve:   110,744 [As of Sep 2015 ]
  Selected Reserves Selected Reserves: 57,359
  Individual Ready Reserve Individual Ready Reserve: 53,385
Reserves currently mobilized:   2,609 [As of Aug 2015]
Navy Department Civilian Employees:   196,514
Ships and Submarines
Deployable Battle Force Ships: 272
  Total Ships Deployed/Underway Ships Deployed: 92 (34%)
  Ships Underway for Local Ops / Training (USFF / 3rd Fleet) Ships Underway for Local Ops / Training (USFF / 3rd Fleet): 31 (11%)
Ships Underway
  Underway Aircraft Carriers:
              USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) - 7th Fleet
              USS John C Stennis (CVN 74) - Pacific
              USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) - Pacific
  Underway Amphibious Assault Ships:
              USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) - 6th Fleet
              USS Boxer (LHD 4) - Pacific

Aircraft (operational):
3700+