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With over 3 million employees, the United States Department of Defense is the country's largest employer. 1)
Every year, around 79,000 individuals join the United States Military.2)
If the United States Army were a city, it would be the tenth biggest in the country, with a population greater than that of prominent cities such as San Francisco, California; Jacksonville, Florida; and Austin, Texas.3)
The United States Department of Defense controls around 27 million acres of land worldwide.4)
The US Army Special Forces has 450,000 personnel stationed in 135 of the world's 195 recognized nations.5)