I don't really see the issue. I think So Broed and I are the only ones who have actually stated ship numbers but I don't consider our armies nowhere near exessive. I've run through all the nation sheets who where finished far enough to determine the military size based on population and % chosen to put things into perspective. Guess who's on top of the list :)

Largest militaries of the world
1. Peacekeeper - 10,413,600
2. Eemmtt - 10,075,000 (4 million of that in the navy)
3. Littlefield - 8,115,000 (2,8 million in navy)
4. Caliban22 - 7,000,000
5. Skeptic - 6,286,900
6. Hysteria - 5,100,200
7. Sadko - 2,000,000
8. Milkman - 1,980,000 (500,000 in navy)
9. So Broed - 985,000 (500,000 in navy)
10, Shadolord - 10,000