In 1917, the US Army ranked this in size compared to other armies in the world.
- 1st
- 2nd
- 17th
- 25th
17th. The US Army had just 128,000 active troops, and 182,000 partly trained National Guardsmen. The US ranked behind Portugal in the size of its army.
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