Table D-19.  Female Active Component Commissioned Officers by Service with Civilian Comparison Group, FYs 1973-2010
  SERVICE         CIVILIAN
FISCAL ARMY   NAVY   MARINE CORPS   AIR FORCE   TOTAL DoD   COLLEGE GRADS
YEAR #      %        #      %        #      %        #      %        #      %        % Female
1973 4,269 4.2% 3,445 5.2% 303 1.7% 4,733 4.1% 12,750 4.2%
1974 4,356 4.7% 3,639 5.7% 323 1.9% 4,769 4.3% 13,087 4.6%
1975 4,813 5.5% 3,486 5.8% 342 2.0% 5,038 4.9% 13,679 5.1%
1976 5,115 6.0% 3,567 5.9% 386 2.2% 5,052 5.1% 14,120 5.4%
1977 5,652 6.7% 3,779 6.3% 408 2.3% 5,383 5.6% 15,222 5.9% 36.1%
1978 6,214 7.4% 3,967 6.6% 411 2.4% 6,010 6.3% 16,602 6.5% 36.4%
1979 6,786 8.0% 4,292 7.3% 433 2.6% 7,276 7.6% 18,787 7.3% 37.3%
1980 7,498 8.8% 4,859 8.1% 459 2.7% 8,493 8.7% 21,309 8.2% 38.2%
1981 8,254 9.4% 5,329 8.5% 500 2.9% 9,117 9.2% 23,200 8.7% 38.7%
1982 8,877 10.0% 5,724 8.9% 535 3.0% 9,955 9.7% 25,091 9.2% 39.4%
1983 9,307 10.2% 6,303 9.4% 588 3.2% 10,578 10.1% 26,776 9.5% 39.9%
1984 9,989 10.8% 6,532 9.9% 614 3.2% 11,235 10.6% 28,370 10.0% 41.1%
1985 10,540 11.2% 6,888 10.2% 609 3.3% 11,927 11.0% 29,964 10.4% 41.6%
1986 10,946 11.5% 7,213 10.5% 595 3.2% 12,377 11.3% 31,131 10.7% 41.9%
1987 11,215 12.0% 7,195 10.4% 602 3.2% 12,642 11.8% 31,654 11.0% 42.4%
1988 11,359 12.3% 7,324 10.5% 603 3.2% 12,899 12.3% 32,185 11.3% 42.8%
1989 11,746 12.8% 7,449 10.7% 622 3.4% 13,403 12.9% 33,220 11.7% 42.2%
1990 11,914 13.3% 7,779 11.2% 596 3.3% 13,331 13.3% 33,620 12.1% 42.7%
1991 11,935 13.4% 7,888 11.6% 594 3.3% 13,323 13.8% 33,740 12.4% 42.8%
1992 11,238 13.8% 8,150 12.3% 548 3.2% 12,683 14.0% 32,619 12.8% 42.9%
1993 10,631 14.2% 8,113 12.8% 532 3.2% 12,252 14.6% 31,528 13.2% 43.6%
1994 10,337 14.3% 7,847 13.2% 529 3.3% 12,322 15.2% 31,035 13.6% 44.3%
1995 10,197 14.4% 7,775 13.8% 566 3.6% 12,068 15.4% 30,606 13.8% 49.3%
1996 9,865 14.3% 7,748 13.9% 625 3.9% 12,048 15.8% 30,286 14.0% 47.1%
1997 9,660 14.2% 7,704 14.2% 668 4.2% 12,009 16.2% 30,041 14.2% 48.1%
1998 9,609 14.3% 7,694 14.5% 738 4.6% 11,971 16.7% 30,012 14.4% 47.8%
1999 9,740 14.7% 7,669 14.7% 781 4.9% 11,841 16.8% 30,031 14.7% 48.2%
2000 9,997 15.3% 7,736 15.0% 812 5.1% 11,819 17.1% 30,364 15.0% 48.3%
2001 10,250 15.8% 7,892 15.2% 859 5.3% 11,827 17.4% 30,828 15.3% 48.1%
2002 10,669 16.0% 8,097 15.3% 887 5.4% 12,786 17.8% 32,439 15.6% 48.7%
2003 11,122 16.4% 8,159 15.3% 959 5.7% 13,384 18.2% 33,624 15.9% 48.8%
2004 11,426 16.7% 8,030 15.2% 964 5.8% 13,619 18.3% 34,039 16.0% 48.7%
2005 11,492 16.7% 7,732 15.1% 975 5.8% 13,471 18.4% 33,670 16.0% 50.0%
2006 11,575 16.6% 7,563 15.0% 984 5.8% 12,836 18.2% 32,958 15.9% 49.6%
2007 11,824 16.7% 7,525 15.1% 1,029 5.8% 11,835 18.0% 32,213 15.8% 49.8%
2008 12,321 16.9% 7,655 15.4% 1,072 5.9% 11,869 18.3% 32,917 16.0% 49.8%
2009 12,995 17.2% 7,890 15.7% 1,101 5.9% 12,097 18.5% 34,083 16.2% 50.4%
2010 13,662 17.3% 8,151 16.0% 1,165 6.0% 12,363 18.7% 35,341 16.4% 51.0%
     
      Percents are percent of officers in that component that are females in that year.
      Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey monthly files, age 21-49 in the workforce. Civilian data prior to 1989
      represent calendar year.  Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).