Hey, Marines, take a look at this?

This is from an email my former boss (MajGen, MOH, ret) sent to me. Semper Fi!

Interesting statistics - FY 2010:

USMC Percentage of DOD Budget: 6.1%

For that, Marine Corps provides:

15% of ground maneuver brigades and Reg't Combat Teams;

12% of fighter/attack planes

19% of attack helicopters

Avg Cost per Active Duty Member

Marine $63,335 Sailor $76,694

Soldier $72,781 Airman $78,701

Officer/Enlisted Ratio

USMC 1:8.4 Army 1:5.0 Navy 1:5.3 AF 1:4.0

Civilian to Active Duty Member ratio

USMC 1:12.8 Army 1:2.1 Navy 1:1.9 AF 1:2.0

Operational Force and Percentage of Total Force

USMC 136,182 (67%) Navy 162,400 (50%)

Army 307,700 (56%) AF 119,000 (36%)

Average Age

USMC 24.9 Army 28.5 Navy 28.7 AF 29.6

E-3 and Below

USMC 83,047 (45.7%) Navy 79,324 (28.9%)

Army 118,792 (25.6%) AF 69,265 (26.0%)

Number of Generals

USMC 81 Army 315 Navy 221 AF 284 SECDEF 81

Afghanistan Force US 92,000

USMC 21,000 Army 57,000 Navy 4,000 AF 9,000

IS THIS WHERE THE EXPRESSION “MORE BANG FOR THE BUCK” CAME FROM??