B32 - Officers by Gender

Table B-32. FY 1998 Active Component Officer Accessions and Officer Corps by Gender and Service with
Civilian Comparison Groups

GENDER

SERVICE

 

TOTAL DoD

 

CIVILIAN COLLEGE GRADUATES*

ARMY

 

NAVY

 

MARINE CORPS

 

AIR FORCE

 

 

 #

 %

 

 #

 %

 

 #

 %

 

 #

 %

 

 #

 %

 

 #

 %

a. FY 1998 Active Component Officer Accessions

Males

4,328

80.43%

 

3,318

82.81%

 

1,311

90.85%

 

3,656

76.76%

 

12,613

80.88%

 

6,579,204

46.83%

Females

1,053

19.57%

 

689

17.19%

 

132

9.15%

 

1,107

23.24%

 

2,981

19.12%

 

7,469,802

53.17%

 

TOTAL

5,381

100.00%

 

4,007

100.00%

 

1,443

100.00%

 

4,763

100.00%

 

15,594

100.00%

 

14,049,006

100.00%

b. FY 1998 Active Component Officer Corps

Males

57,371

85.65%

 

45,512

85.54%

 

15,337

95.41%

 

59,922

83.35%

 

178,142

85.58%

 

14,618,728

52.18%

Females

9,609

14.35%

 

7,694

14.46%

 

738

4.59%

 

11,971

16.65%

 

30,012

14.42%

 

13,397,571

47.82%

 

TOTAL

66,980

100.00%

 

53,206

100.00%

 

16,075

100.00%

 

71,893

100.00%

 

208,154

100.00%

 

28,016,298

100.00%

 * Comparison group for accessions includes 21-35 year old college graduates in the non-institutional civilian population, October 1997-September 1998.

 Comparison group for active component officer corps includes college graduates in the civilian work force (21-49 years old), September 1998.

 Source: Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey File.


Last Updated on 11/29/99

 

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