34.1%
The percentage of soldiers deployed to Afghanistan in 2013 who "reported falling asleep on guard duty," according to an article published online before print in the journal Military Behavioral Health -- The Impact of Insufficient Sleep on Combat Mission Performance. The researchers indicate that this was "significantly associated with the number of hours of sleep per day."
30-50 percent
The percentage of injuries to Service members in the recent Iraq/Afghanistan conflicts that came from improvised explosive devices (IED), according to a new report from the RAND Corporation -- Understanding Treatment of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in the Military Health System.
40% +
The percentage of U.S. military veterans with "a lifetime history of alcohol use disorder (AUD)," according to a forthcoming article in the journal Addiction -- The burden of alcohol use disorders in U.S. Military veterans: results from the national health and resilience in veterans study.
896
The current number of "general and flag officers (GFOs)," according to a recently released Congressional Research Service report -- General and Flag Officers in the U.S. Armed Forces: Background and Considerations for Congress (PDF). According to the report, this is less than the maximum number allowed by federal statute, which is 962.
220,000
The approximate number of active duty and Reserve Service members who have a family member with special needs, according to an article recently published online in Disability and Health Journal, Understanding Military Families Who Have Dependents with Special Health Care and/or Educational Needs.