Population Representation 2004 - Selected Reserve Officer Accessions and Officer Corps

SELECTED RESERVE OFFICER ACCESSIONS AND OFFICER CORPS

Gender. Women comprise 19 percent for both the Selected Reserve officer accessions and the Selected Reserve officer corps, as shown in Table 6.4. The proportion of Selected Reserve female officer accessions is smaller than in the Active Components (19 and 21 percent, respectively). However, the proportion of women in the Selected Reserve officer corps is larger than in the Active Components (19 and 16 percent, respectively), due to higher retention among female officers in the Reserve Components.

Table 6.4. FY 2004 Selected Reserve Female Officer Accessions and Officer Corps (Percent)
	Army National Guard	Army Reserve	Naval Reserve	USMC Reserve	Air National Guard	Air Force Reserve	DoD Total
Officer Accessions	14.4	25.4	15.5	5.5	19.1	26.3	19.1
Officer Corps	11.3	24.8	17.0	5.5	15.9	25.3	18.7
Also see Appendix Table C-25 (Select Reserve Officer Accessions and Officers by Gender and Component).

The impact of force structure and mission diversity is reflected in the distribution of women officers among the Reserve Components. The proportion of women among USMCR officer accessions and officers is just under 6 percent each, while 25 percent each of the USAR officer accessions and officers are female. The USAFR also has a larger percentage of female officer accessions and officers – 26 and 25 percent, respectively. Reasons for this divergence are discussed in the portion of this chapter about the occupational assignment of officers.

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