On July 1, 1918, the Naval Militia, Marine Corps Branch, then the National Naval Volunteers, Marine Corps Branch, consolidated with the Marine Corps Reserve in pursuance with the provisions of an act of Congress, approved July 1, 1918, and in consequence thereof became members of class 2, Marine Corps Reserve. On November 16, 1918, the Marine Corps Reserve attained its highest strength, 6,773. STRENGTH ON NOVEMBER 11, 1918. The following table shows strength of Marine Corps Reserve on active duty on November 11, 1918: Majors 7 Captains 33 First lieutenants 63 Second lieutenants 360 ----- Total commissioned officers 463 ===== Marine gunners 27 Quartermaster clerks 2 Pay clerks 4 ----- Total warrant officers 33 ===== Enlisted men 6,483 Female reservists 277 ----- Total enlisted personnel 6,760 _Strength of the Marine Corps Reserve._ ------------------+--------+---------+-------+---------+------- | Total | Total | Women,| Women, | Total. |men, all| men, |active.|inactive.| |active. |inactive.| | | ------------------+--------+---------+-------+---------+------- 1917. | | | | | Apr. 1 | 35 | .. | .. | .. | 35 May 1 | 424 | .. | .. | .. | 424 June 1 | 885 | .. | .. | .. | 885 July 1 | 1,096 | .. | .. | .. | 1,096 Aug. 1 | 1,167 | .. | .. | .. | 1,167 Sept. 1 | 1,186 | .. | .. | .. | 1,186 Oct. 1 | 1,210 | .. | .. | .. | 1,210 Nov. 1 | 1,202 | .. | .. | .. | 1,202 Dec. 1 | 1,341 | .. | .. | .. | 1,341 | | | | | 1918. | | | | | Jan. 1 | 1,531 | .. | .. | .. | 1,531 Feb. 1 | 2,514 | .. | .. | .. | 2,514 Mar. 1 | 4,106 | .. | .. | .. | 4,106 Apr. 1 | 4,745 | .. | .. | .. | 4,745 May 1 | 4,780 | .. | .. | .. | 4,780 June 1 | 4,950 | .. | .. | .. | 4,950 July 1 | 5,211 | .. | .. | ..