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	Table 501 (Soc., N. Security)
	Strength of The Army (Regular Force) (Volunteer Force) (1970-1998)
	Soc 501j
Year	Regular Force				Volunteer Force
	Authorized Strength		Actual Strength		Authorized Strength		Actual Strength
	Officers	Other Ranks	Officers	Other Ranks	Officers	Other Ranks	Officers	Other Ranks
1970	329	6,291	-	-	67	5,588	-	-
1971	397	6,698	-	-	163	5,774	-	-
1972	419	7,380	-	-	238	6,147	-	-
1973	465	7,706	-	-	256	6,491	-	-
1974	460	8,011	-	-	255	6,524	-	-
1975	461	7,990	-	-	256	6,408	-	-
1976	466	8,053	-	-	321	6,390	-	-
1977	439	8,067	-	-	573	6,822	-	-
1978	458	8,080	481	8,489	645	7,840	59	1,280
1979	455	8,273	496	8,629	671	7,824	109	2,280
1980	549	8,513	515	9,001	713	7,843	109	2,280
1981	563	8,455	701	9,006	733	8,878	121	2,835
1982	602	8,990	651	11,228	775	8,570	-	2,338
1983	703	9,026	615	9,513	868	8,369	163	3,130
1984	687	9,105	628	10,492	884	9,261	148	3,190
1985	946	14,087	1,055	17,876	969	10,237	281	4,771
1986	1,153	22,296	1,418	23,948	1,225	11,269	364	5,725
1987	1,698	26,290	1,740	24,913	1,250	15,478	451	10,321
1988	1,706	27,640	1,852	25,948	1,313	14,944	550	10,175
1989	1,817	33,577	1,701	31,056	1,525	16,354	584	12,032
1990	2,163	38,036	2,211	35,635	1,758	21,539	679	21,402
1991	2,248	45,427	2,484	45,449	2,003	21,812	839	27,727
1992	2,945	55,264	2,656	45,621	2,209	22,051	918	27,819
1993	2,978	77,267	2,862	56,644	2,762	23,022	1,019	29,179
1994	3,073	86,503	3,104	56,959	2,976	24,295	970	29,539
1995	3,513	99,034	3,177	57,936	2,129	46,993	1,207	30,640
1996	3,863	115,728	3,515	72,160	2,273	48,121	1,360	40,075
1997	3,845	117,742	4,016	73,319	2,305	51,635	1,433	41,055
1998	4,644	116,925	4,233	75,083	2,638	58,270	1,510	44,790
© ２００８， KRI (Kusaka Research Institute)
Source:
Sri Lanka Army - 50 Years On (1999)
Revised:  2008(y)/10(m)/30(d)
Chief Editor:
Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
The Head, Department of Management Studies
University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka