From: "Rich Gauszka" 

 "Gary Britt"  wrote in message news:444129c3{at}w3....
> There are thousands of Generals Bob.  Almost 2000 active duty generals,
> and must be thousands more retired.
>
> Gary
>
Really -

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-U.S. Code as of: 01/26/1998Sec. 526. Authorized strength: general and flag
officers on active duty  (a) Limitations. - The number of general officers
on active dutyin the Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, and the number of
flagofficers on active duty in the Navy, may not exceed the numberspecified
for the armed force concerned as follows:    (1) For the Army, 302.    (2)
For the
Navy, 216.    (3) For the Air Force, 279.    (4) For the Marine Corps, 80.  (b)
Limited Exclusion for Joint Duty Requirements. - (1) TheChairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff may designate up to 12general officer and flag
officer positions that are joint dutyassignments for purposes of chapter 38
of this title for exclusionfrom the limitations in subsection (a). Officers
in positions sodesignated shall not be counted for the purposes of
thoselimitations.

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