9.4 Million
The number of beneficiaries served by the military health system in (FY) 2017, "both on the battlefield and off," according to a 2017 Defense Primer on the Military Health System prepared last year by the Congressional Research Service (CRS).
38 Million
The number of U.S. adults who smoked cigarettes "every day" or "some days" in 2016, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
15%
The percentage of young adults with a parent who served in the military, according to a recent article in Military Times -- ‘Warrior caste’: Is a public disconnect hurting military recruiting efforts? This is a significant drop from 40% in 1995.
16.9%
The percentage of 830,825 VA patients "who screened positive for unhealthy alcohol use" between 10/1/09–5/30/13 who had "documented PTSD," according to a new article in the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment -- Alcohol-related and mental health care for patients with unhealthy alcohol use and posttraumatic stress disorder in a National Veterans Affairs cohort.
160,000
The number of "eligible children of military personnel and certain civilian employees" who receive "some form of care" through DOD’s child development program worldwide, according to a recent report from the Congressional Research Service, FY2018 National Defense Authorization Act: Selected Military Personnel Issues.