Table B-32

Appendix B
 
 
 
SERVICE
       
CIVILIAN
 
ARMY
 
NAVY
 
MARINE CORPS
 
AIR FORCE
 
TOTAL DoD
 
COLLEGE GRADUATES*
GENDER
  #
  %
 
  #
  %
 
  #
  %
 
  #
  %
 
  #
  %
 
  #
  %
a.  FY 1999 Active Component Officer Accessions
 
Males 4,161 78.47%   3,698 81.85%   1,331 92.05%   3,881 76.25%   13,071 79.91%   6,656,995 46.43%
Females 1,142 21.53%   820 18.15%   115 7.95%   1,209 23.75%   3,286 20.09%   7,681,161 53.57%
 
TOTAL 5,303 100.00%   4,518 100.00%   1,446 100.00%   5,090 100.00%   16,357 100.00%   14,338,156 100.00%
 
b.  FY 1999 Active Component Officer Corps
 
Males 56,364 85.27%   44,467 85.29%   15,274 95.14%   58,480 83.16%   174,585 85.32%   14,647,333 51.79%
Females 9,740 14.73%   7,669 14.71%   781 4.86%   11,841 16.84%   30,031 14.68%   13,633,143 48.21%
 
TOTAL 66,104 100.00%   52,136 100.00%   16,055 100.00%   70,321 100.00%   204,616 100.00%   28,280,476 100.00%
 
     * Comparison group for accessions includes 21-35 year old college graduates in the non-institutional civilian population, October 1998-September 1999.
        Comparison group for active component officer corps includes college graduates in the civilian work force (21-49 years old), September 1999.
        Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey File.