Table D-19.  Female Active Component Commissioned Officers by Service with Civilian Comparison Group, FYs 1973-2012
  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
2011 14,287 17.5 8,437 16.4 1,222 6.2 12,291 18.8 36,237 16.6 51.0
2012 14,550 17.6 8,611 16.7 1,248 6.3 12,487 19.2 36,896 16.8 51.5
     
      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).