The following is the July 21, 2025, Government Accountability Office report, Defense Health Care: Information Needed to Improve Monitoring of MilitaryPersonnel Staffing at Medical Facilities. From the report What GAO Found The number of military medical positions and assigned personnel in Department of Defense (DOD) medical facilities has declined over time. Specifically, the number of authorized positions for military medical personnel declined by nearly 7 percent (63,179 to 58,945) from fiscal year 2015 through fiscal year 2023. Likewise, assigned personnel declined by about 16 percent (60,479 to 50,590) during the same time. The decline in assigned personnel is in part
