Population Representation 2006 - Frequently Asked Questions

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Who publishes the Population Representation in the Military Services report?
Why is the Population Representation report produced?
Where can I get a printed copy of the current or past Population Representation in the Military Services reports?
Where can I find information on applicants, recruits, enlisted members, or officers?
Where can I find demographic characteristics of military personnel?
How many people serve in the military?
What is the proportion of civilian youth entering the military?
Where can I get historical data on military personnel?
What is the Veterans' population?
How many people have been drafted?

1. Who publishes the Population Representation in the Military Services report?

A. The Population Representation in the Military Services is published annually by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness. You may visit their web site at the following URL: http://dod.mil/prhome

2. Why is the Population Representation report produced?

A. The Senate Committee on Armed Services (Report 93–884, May 1974) mandated that the Department of Defense report on social representation in the U.S. Military Services annually.

3. Where can I get a printed copy of the current or past Population Representation in the Military Services reports?

A. You can download Adobe Acrobat files for the FY 2000 through FY 2006 reports from this site. Alternatively, copies are available from the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Force Management Policy)(Accession Policy). Email your request to John Jessup at John.Jessup@osd.mil, or call (703) 695–5525.

4. Where can I find information on applicants, recruits, enlisted members, or officers?

A. The following table provides links to relevant sections of the report.

	Active Component	Reserve Component
Applicants	Appendix A	Not available
Enlisted Recruits	Appendix B	Appendix C
Enlisted Force	Appendix B	Appendix C
Officer Accessions	Appendix B	Appendix C
Officer Corps	Appendix B	Appendix C
U.S. Coast Guard	Appendix E	Appendix E

5. Where can I find demographic characteristics of military personnel?

A. The following table provides links to relevant sections of the report.

	Enlisted Applicants	Enlisted Accessions	Enlisted Force	Officer Accessions and Corps
Age	Active – Table A–1 Reserve Not available	Active – Tables B–1, B–2, B–13, and B–14 Reserve – Tables C–1, C–2, C–9, and C–10	Active – Tables B–22, B–23, and D–12 Reserve – Tables C–15 and C–16	Active – Tables B–30 and D–18 Reserve – Tables C–23 and C–24
Race/ Ethnicity	Active – Tables A–3, A–5 and A–7 Reserve – Not available	Active – Tables B–3, B–12 and B–15 Reserve – Tables C–3, C–4, C–11, and C–12	Active – Tables B–24, and B-25 Reserve – Table C–17 and C–18	Active – Tables B–33 Reserve – Table C–27
Gender	Active – Tables A–1, A–2, A–3, A–4, and A–6 Reserve – Not available	Active – Tables B–3, B–15, and D–5 Reserve – Tables C–3 and C–11	Active – Tables B–24 and D–13 Reserve – Table C–17	Active – Tables B–31, D–16, and D–19 Reserve – Table C–25
Marital Status	Active – Table A–2 Reserve – Not available	Active – Tables B–2, B–14, and D–6 Reserve – Tables C–2 and C–10	Active – Tables B–23 and D–14 Reserve – Table C–16	Active – Table B–32 Reserve – Table C–26
Education	Active – Tables A–6 and A–7 Reserve – Not available	Active – Tables B–6, B–7, B–18, B–19, and D–7 Reserve – Tables C–7, C–8, C–13, and C–14	Active – Tables B–26 and B–27 Reserve – Tables C–19 and C–20	Active – Table B–34 Reserve – Table C–28
AFQT	Active – Tables A–4 and A–5 Reserve – Not available	Active – Tables B–4, B–5, B–8, B–9, B–16, B–17, B–20, B–21, D–8, and D–9 Reserve – Tables C–5 and C–6	Active – Not available Reserve – Not available	Active – Not available Reserve – Not available
Occupations	Active – Not available Reserve – Not available	Active – Not available Reserve – Not available	Active – Tables B–28 and B–29 Reserve – Tables C–21 and C–22	Active – Tables B–35, B–36, B–37, and B–38 Reserve – Tables C-29, C-30, C–31 and C–32

6. How many people serve in the military?

A. In the Population Representation report, you will find the number of:

Active Component enlisted members in Table B-24,
Active Component Commissioned officers in Table B-31 and Warrant officers in Table B-43,
Reserve Component enlisted members in Table C-17,
Reserve Component Commissioned officers in Table C-25

7. What is the proportion of civilian youth entering the military?

A. The number of individuals entering the military enlisted ranks and comparisons to the civilian population are contained in Tables B–1 through B–12.

8. Where can I get historical data on military personnel?

A. In the Population Representation report, historical data are contained in Appendix D.

9. What is the Veterans' population?

A. The Department of Veterans Affairs (www.va.gov ) maintains this data.

10. How many people have been drafted?

A. The Selective Service (www.sss.gov) maintains this data.

If you have comments on this site, Email your request to John Jessup at John.Jessup@osd.mil.