Explosive Ordnance Disposal Quotes

First, the Pentagon doesn’t count contractors, even when they’re filling core military functions like gathering intelligence or disposing of explosive ordnance. Second and most significantly, any soldier, sailor, airman, or marine on deployment orders of less than 180 days is excluded from the head count, effectively leaving out all SOCOM personnel, who typically deploy for less than six months at a time. And since JSOC’s very existence is classified, Delta Force isn’t included in any official tallies, nor is SEAL Team Six.