Population Representation 2004 - Selected Reserve Officer Accessions and Officer Corps

SELECTED RESERVE OFFICER ACCESSIONS AND OFFICER CORPS

Women and occupational assignments. The occupational assignments by gender of Selected Reserve officers are shown in Table 6.10. Nearly half of all female officers are assigned to health care positions, 13 percent to administration positions, and 11 percent to supply, procurement and allied occupations. As indicated in Appendix Table C-31, the assignment of women into officer occupational areas differs by component. Across components, female officers serving in health care positions range from 24 percent in the ARNG to 58 percent in the USAR. Two percent of USAR female officers hold tactical operations positions compared to 11 percent in the ANG. As in the Selected Reserve enlisted force, reasons for this distribution include the differing missions of each component; the occupational preferences of female officers; the number of female officers in Active Components possessing such skills who join a Selected Reserve unit after separation from active duty; the proportion of technical skill unit vacancies; and direct ground combat exclusion policies.

Table 6.10. FY 2004 Occupational Areas of Selected Reserve Officer Corps, by Gender (Percent)
Occupational Area	Male	Female	Total
General Officers and Executives*	0.6	0.1	0.5
Tactical Operations	38.9	5.8	32.7
Intelligence	5.7	6.0	5.7
Engineering and Maintenance	10.8	7.7	10.2
Scientists and Professionals	7.6	4.8	7.1
Health Care	14.8	47.7	21.0
Administration	6.1	12.9	7.4
Supply, Procurement, and Allied Occupations	9.5	10.6	9.7
Non-Occupational**	5.9	4.5	5.6
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0
Columns may not add to total due to rounding. * Calculations do not include 698 male and 21 female O-6 officers classified as general or executive officers by the Services. ** Non-occupational includes patients, students, those with unassigned duties, and unknowns. Also see Appendix Table C-31 (Occupational Area by Component and Gender).

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