SERVICE
       
CIVILIAN
 
ARMY
 
NAVY
 
MARINE CORPS
 
AIR FORCE
 
TOTAL DoD
 
COLLEGE GRADUATES*
GENDER
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a.  FY 2000 Active Component Officer Accessions                          
                                   
Males 4,622 79.42%   3,897 81.17%   1,351 91.90%   4,246 77.81%   14,116 80.44%   6,773,070 46.69%
Females 1,198 20.58%   904 18.83%   119 8.10%   1,211 22.19%   3,432 19.56%   7,734,695 53.31%
                                   
TOTAL 5,820 100.00%   4,801 100.00%   1,470 100.00%   5,457 100.00%   17,548 100.00%   14,507,765 100.00%
                                   
b.  FY 2000 Active Component Officer Corps                          
                                   
Males 55,355 84.70%   43,804 84.99%   15,196 94.93%   57,203 82.88%   171,558 84.96%   14,653,091 51.75%
Females 9,997 15.30%   7,736 15.01%   812 5.07%   11,819 17.12%   30,364 15.04%   13,663,766 48.25%
                                   
TOTAL 65,352 100.00%   51,540 100.00%   16,008 100.00%   69,022 100.00%   201,922 100.00%   28,316,856 100.00%
                                   
     * Comparison group for accessions includes 21-35 year old college graduates in the non-institutional civilian population, October 1999-September 2000.      
        Comparison group for active component officer corps includes college graduates in the civilian work force (21-49 years old), September 2000.      
        Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey File.