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Gender
Marital Status
Education
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Gender.  The proportion of Selected Reserve accessions in FY 1998 who were women was slightly greater (19 percent) than in the Active Component (18 percent).  Table 5.4 reflects the gender percentages for NPS and prior service accessions by Component.  The USAR and USAFR had the highest proportion of female accessions in the Selected Reserve (26 and 23 percent, respectively), while the USMCR had the lowest (5 percent).  With the exception of the USMCR, the proportion of prior service female recruits was lower than NPS female recruits.

Table 5.4.  FY 1998 Selected Reserve Non-Prior Service and Prior Service Accessions, by Gender (Percent)

 

Non-Prior Service

Prior Service

Total

Component

Males

Females

Males

Females

Males

Females

Army National Guard

80.8

19.2

90.4

9.6

85.4

14.6

Army Reserve

63.5

36.5

78.6

21.4

73.6

26.4

Naval Reserve

69.8

30.2

83.9

16.1

81.9

18.1

USMC Reserve

95.3

4.7

94.4

5.6

94.9

5.1

Air National Guard

70.5

29.5

81.9

18.1

77.4

22.6

Air Force Reserve

62.0

38.0

78.5

21.5

75.6

24.4

DoD Total

76.2

23.8

84.0

16.0

81.0

19.1

Also see Appendix Tables C-1 (NPS Age by Component and Gender) and C-9 (Prior Service Age by Component and Gender).

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