Table D-15.   Female Active Component Officer Accessions by Service with Civilian Comparison Group, FYs 1973-2003
	SERVICE															CIVILIAN
FISCAL	ARMY			NAVY			MARINE CORPS			AIR FORCE			TOTAL DoD			COLLEGE GRADS
YEAR	#	%		#	%		#	%		#	%		#	%		%
1973	714	6.53%		887	12.04%		87	3.31%		802	7.54%		2,490	7.89%		NA
1974	922	11.13%		776	11.93%		59	3.00%		904	10.58%		2,661	10.52%		NA
1975	955	11.84%		483	8.57%		66	2.98%		1,009	13.13%		2,513	10.65%		NA
1976	943	11.87%		448	7.58%		78	3.83%		815	13.37%		2,284	10.39%		NA
1977	1,208	15.36%		618	10.81%		61	3.61%		1,093	17.28%		2,980	13.80%		44.9%
1978	1,332	14.62%		652	12.02%		56	3.47%		1,341	17.89%		3,381	14.30%		45.1%
1979	1,342	15.64%		729	12.70%		66	4.06%		1,824	18.00%		3,961	15.19%		45.4%
1980	1,333	16.55%		885	14.71%		74	4.86%		1,827	19.33%		4,119	16.45%		46.2%
1981	1,357	16.44%		801	11.94%		85	5.64%		1,288	15.93%		3,531	14.38%		46.5%
1982	1,219	16.82%		749	11.96%		81	4.54%		1,466	16.85%		3,515	14.65%		46.8%
1983	1,201	15.77%		917	13.84%		92	4.78%		1,413	15.64%		3,623	14.38%		47.2%
1984	1,458	17.81%		725	13.41%		67	4.12%		1,561	17.02%		3,811	15.63%		48.1%
1985	1,426	17.71%		827	11.91%		53	3.77%		1,624	17.83%		3,930	15.41%		48.8%
1986	1,368	18.09%		919	13.57%		47	2.95%		1,433	18.55%		3,767	15.92%		48.8%
1987	1,315	19.36%		598	10.34%		65	4.73%		1,367	20.31%		3,345	16.18%		48.9%
1988	1,218	17.86%		712	12.02%		52	3.85%		1,450	21.71%		3,432	16.52%		49.2%
1989	1,335	17.90%		807	13.58%		79	4.78%		1,617	21.77%		3,838	17.07%		50.1%
1990	1,226	18.99%		998	16.14%		45	3.25%		1,142	21.65%		3,411	17.67%		50.6%
1991	1,093	19.76%		788	16.37%		56	4.33%		1,130	22.44%		3,067	18.40%		51.1%
1992	982	18.64%		923	19.03%		36	2.61%		1,004	21.22%		2,945	18.15%		50.8%
1993	965	18.91%		706	17.69%		59	5.67%		1,007	21.50%		2,737	18.47%		51.0%
1994	1,111	19.48%		661	16.32%		72	5.90%		1,096	23.05%		2,940	18.69%		51.3%
1995	1,071	19.20%		717	17.74%		83	6.00%		1,073	22.03%		2,944	18.55%		51.5%
1996	816	16.44%		623	16.15%		109	6.96%		1,110	24.31%		2,658	17.78%		52.2%
1997	1,121	19.54%		687	17.26%		104	7.28%		1,131	24.73%		3,043	19.36%		52.6%
1998	1,053	19.57%		689	17.19%		132	9.15%		1,107	23.24%		2,981	19.12%		53.2%
1999	1,142	21.53%		820	18.15%		115	7.95%		1,209	23.75%		3,286	20.09%		53.6%
2000	1,198	20.58%		904	18.83%		119	8.10%		1,211	22.19%		3,432	19.56%		53.3%
2001	1,256	21.16%		951	18.94%		131	9.28%		1,190	22.84%		3,528	20.07%		53.8%
2002	1,284	19.99%		970	18.16%		167	8.18%		1,690	21.91%		4,111	19.10%		54.2%
2003	1,394	22.01%		796	19.31%		127	9.60%		1,600	22.77%		3,917	20.83%		54.6%
Source:   Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey monthly files.   Civilian data prior to 1989 represent calendar year.