The dietary unit, for example, is about 7 to 8 percent below authorized strength.

In other years, the department has struggled to find enough candidates to get back to its authorized strength.

The authorized strength was 518 officers and 6,035 enlisted men.

The original authorized strength was one officer and 21 enlisted members.

In 1971, the company had an authorized strength of 137 infantrymen.

The addition would bring the authorized strength of the Army to 502,400.

The military is now far below its authorized strength, and further reductions are expected.

This brought the 272nd back up to 50-60% of its authorized strength.

The department has grown to an authorized strength of 266 officers and 10 civilians.

The Wing has an authorized strength of 140 officers and 811 enlisted members.