Frequently Asked Questions

1. Who publishes the Population Representation in the Military Services report?
2. Why is the Population Representation report produced?
3. Where can I get a printed copy of the current or past Population Representation in the Military Services reports?
4. I need help finding some information on applicants, recruits, enlisted members, or officers.  Where can I find information on the following?
5. I am interested in learning more about some demographic characteristics of military personnel.  Where can I find information on the following?
6. How many people serve in the military?
7. What is the proportion of civilian youth entering the military?
8. Where can I get historical data on military personnel?
9. What is the Veterans' population?
10. How many people have been drafted?

1.  Who publishes the Population Representation in the Military Services report?

A.  The  Population Representation in the Military Services is published annually by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness.  You may visit their web site at the following URL:  http://www.dod.mil/prhome/

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2.  Why is the Population Representation report produced?

A.   The Senate Committee on Armed Services (Report 93-884, May 1974) mandated that the Department of Defense report on social representation in the U.S. Military Services annually.  The Introduction of this report provides greater  detail about the requirements for this report.

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3.  Where can I get a printed copy of the  current or past Population Representation in the Military Services reports?

A.  You can download Adobe Acrobat files for the FY 1997 and FY 1996 reports from this site.  Alternatively, copies are available from the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Force Management Policy)(Accession Policy).  Email your request to Lt. Gwen Rutherford, or call 703/695-5525.

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4.  I need help finding some  information on applicants, recruits, enlisted members, or officers.  Where can I find information on the following?

A.  The following table provides links to relevant sections of the report.

	Active Component	Reserve Component
Applicants	Chapter 2, Applicants Appendix A – Tables:  Active Component Applicants	Not available
Enlisted Recruits	Chapter 2, Accessions Appendix B	Chapter 5, Accessions Appendix C
Enlisted Force	Chapter 3 Appendix B	Chapter 5, Enlisted Force Appendix C
Officer Accessions	Chapter 4 Appendix B	Chapter 6 Appendix C
Officer Corps	Chapter 4 Appendix B	Chapter 6 Appendix C
U.S. Coast Guard	Chapter 8 Appendix E	Chapter 8 - Reserve Appendix E

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5.  I am interested in learning more about some demographic characteristics of military personnel.  Where can I find information on the following?

A.  The following table provides links to relevant sections of the report.

	Enlisted Applicants	Enlisted Accessions	Enlisted Force	Officer Accessions and Corps
Age	Active – Table A-1 Reserve – Not available	Active - Chapter 2, Accessions, Age Tables B-1, B-2, B-13, and B-14 Reserve - Chapter 5, Accessions, Age Tables C-1, C-2, C-9, and C-10	Active - Chapter 3, Age Tables B-23, B-24, and D-16 Reserve -  Chapter 5, Enlisted Force, Age Tables C-15 and C-16	Active - Chapter 4, Age Tables B-31 and D-26 Reserve –  Chapter 6, Age Tables C-23 and C-24
Race/ Ethnicity	Active – Chapter 2, Applicants Tables A-3, A-4, A-6, and A-8 Reserve – Not available	Active – Chapter 2, Accessions, Race/Ethnicity Tables B-3, B-4, B-15, B-16, D-4, D-5, D-6, D-7, and D-8 Reserve –  Chapter 5, Accessions, Race/Ethnicity Tables C-3, C-4, C-11, and C-12	Active – Chapter 3, Race/Ethnicity Tables B-25 , B-26, D-17, and D-18 Reserve – Chapter 5, Force,  Race/Ethnicity Tables C-17 and C-18	Active – Chapter 4, Race/Ethnicity Tables B-34 , D-22, D-23, D-27, and D-28 Reserve – Chapter 6,  Race/Ethnicity Table C-27
Gender	Active – Chapter 2, Applicants Tables A-1, A-2, A-3, A-5, and A-7 Reserve – Not available	Active - Chapter 2, Accessions, Gender Tables B-3, B-15, and D-9 Reserve – Chapter 5, Accessions, Gender Tables C-3 and C-11	Active - Chapter 3, Gender Tables B-25 and D-19 Reserve - Chapter 5, Enlisted Force, Gender Table C-17	Active - Chapter 4, Gender Tables B-32, D-24, and D-29 Reserve - Chapter 6, Gender Table C-25
Marital Status	Active – Table A-2 Reserve – Not available	Active - Chapter 2, Accessions, Marital Status Tables B-2, B-14, and D-10 Reserve - Chapter 5, Accessions,  Marital Status Tables C-2 and C-10	Active - Chapter 3, Marital Status Tables B-24 and D-20 Reserve - Chapter 5, Enlisted Force, Marital Status Table C-16	Active - Chapter 4, Marital Status Table B-33 Reserve – Chapter 6, Marital Status Table C-26
Education	Active – Tables A-7 and A-8 Reserve – Not available	Active - Chapter 2, Accessions, Education Tables B-7 , B-8, B-19, B-20, and D-11 Reserve - Chapter 5,  Accessions, Education Tables C-7, C-8, C-13, and C-14	Active - Chapter 3, Education Tables B-27 and B-28 Reserve - Chapter 5, Enlisted Force, Education Tables C-19 and C-20	Active - Chapter 4, Education Table B-35 Reserve – Chapter 6, Education Table C-28
AFQT	Active – Tables A-5 and A-6 Reserve – Not available	Active - Chapter 2, Accessions, AFQT and High Quality Tables B-5, B-6, B-9, B-10, B-17, B-18, B-21, B-22, D-12, and  D-13 Reserve – Chapter 5, Accessions, AFQT Tables C-5 and C-6	Active – Not available Reserve – Not available	Active – Not available Reserve – Not available
Occupations	Active – Not available Reserve – Not available	Active – Not available Reserve – Not available	Active – Chapter 3, Representation Within Occupations Tables B-29 and B-30 Reserve – Chapter 5, Enlisted  Force, Representation Within Occupations Tables C-21 and C-22	Active – Chapter 4, Representation Within Occupations Tables B-36, B-37, B-38, and B-39 Reserve – Chapter  6, Representation Within Occupations Tables C-31 and C-32

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6.  How many people serve in the military?

A.  In the Population Representation report, you will find the number of:

Active Component enlisted members in Chapter 3,
Active Component Commissioned officers and Warrant officers in Chapter 4,
Reserve Component enlisted members in Chapter 5
Reserve Component Commissioned officers in Chapter 6

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7.  What is the proportion of civilian youth entering the military?

A.  The number of individuals entering the military enlisted ranks and comparisons to the civilian population are contained in Chapter 2 and Appendix tables B-1 through B-12.

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8.  Where can I get historical data on military personnel?

In the Population Representation report, longitudinal data is contained in Appendix D.

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9.  What is the Veterans' population?

 The Department of Veterans Affairs (www.va.gov ) maintains this data.

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10. How many people have been drafted?

 The Selective Service (www.sss.gov) maintains this data.

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