66,594

— The 2013 size of the U.S. Special Operations Command, assuming the planned addition of 3,355 new military and civilian personnel next year, according to a new Congressional Research Service report. Uniformed members will account for 60,215 — 90% — of the total. USSOCOM is currently about a third the size of the Marine Corps — but it’s growing while the Marines are shrinking.

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