Table B-25.  Active Component Commissioned Officer Gains and Corps, FY15: by Service, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity with Civilian Comparison Groups
  SERVICE         CIVILIAN, 21-39 YRS
RACE/ ARMY NAVY MARINE CORPS AIR FORCE TOTAL DoD COLLEGE GRADUATES
ETHNICITY #      %      #      %      #      %      #      %      #      %      #        %      
Officer Gains 1
Males and Females
White 4,291 75.9 2,971 74.1 1,305 82.4 3,156 73.1 11,723 75.3 19,660,107 75.4
Black 500 8.8 296 7.4 77 4.9 278 6.4 1,151 7.4 2,405,552 9.2
AIAN 2 38 0.67 32 0.80 19 1.2 21 0.49 110 0.71 150,147 0.58
Asian 386 6.8 228 5.7 74 4.7 238 5.5 926 6.0 3,283,465 12.6
NHPI 3 31 0.55 23 0.57 11 0.69 25 0.58 90 0.58 93,037 0.36
Two or more 4 0 0 275 6.9 17 1.1 156 3.6 448 2.9 492,146 1.9
Unknown 405 7.2   182 4.5   81 5.1   444 10.3   1,112 7.1   0 0
TOTAL 5,651 100 4,007 100 1,584 100 4,318 100 15,560 100 26,084,453 100
Hispanic 418 7.4 354 8.8 153 9.7 42 0.97 967 6.2 2,481,771 9.5
Not Hispanic 5,233 92.6   3,653 91.2   1,431 90.3   4,276 99.0   14,593 93.8   23,602,682 90.5
TOTAL 5,651 100 4,007 100 1,584 100 4,318 100 15,560 100 26,084,453 100
Males and Females with the Unknowns distributed like the Knowns
White 81.8 77.7 86.8 81.5 81.1 75.4
Black 9.5 7.7 5.1 7.2 8.0 9.2
AIAN 2 0.72 0.84 1.3 0.54 0.76 0.58
Asian 7.4 6.0 4.9 6.1 6.4 12.6
NHPI 3 0.59 0.60 0.73 0.65 0.62 0.36
Two or more 4   0     7.2     1.1     4.0     3.1     1.9
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100
Males
White 3,468 78.3 2,370 76.8 1,199 83.4 2,400 75.8 9,437 77.9 8,813,650 75.6
Black 344 7.8 205 6.6 71 4.9 161 5.1 781 6.4 989,476 8.5
AIAN 2 27 0.61 23 0.75 16 1.1 10 0.32 76 0.63 56,456 0.48
Asian 278 6.3 164 5.3 60 4.2 180 5.7 682 5.6 1,535,715 13.2
NHPI 3 21 0.51 16 0.56 9 0.7 15 0.48 61 0.54 44,454 0.38
Two or more 4 0 0 200 6.5 15 1.0 108 3.4 323 2.7 218,058 1.9
Unknown 292 6.6   107 3.5   68 4.7   293 9.3   760 6.3   0 0
TOTAL 4,430 100 3,085 100 1,438 100 3,167 100 12,120 100 11,657,809 100
Hispanic 318 7.2 248 8.0 141 9.8 28 0.88 735 6.1 1,103,497 9.5
Not Hispanic 4,112 92.8   2,837 92.0   1,297 90.2   3,139 99.1   11,385 93.9   10,554,312 90.5
TOTAL 4,430 100 3,085 100 1,438 100 3,167 100 12,120 100 11,657,809 100
Males with the Unknowns distributed like the Knowns
White 83.8 79.6 87.5 83.5 83.1 75.6
Black 8.3 6.9 5.2 5.6 6.9 8.5
AIAN 2 0.65 0.77 1.2 0.35 0.67 0.48
Asian 6.7 5.5 4.4 6.3 6.0 13.2
NHPI 3 0.51 0.54 0.66 0.52 0.54 0.38
Two or more 4   0     6.7     1.1     3.8     2.8     1.9
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100
Females
White 823 67.4 601 65.2 106 72.6 756 65.7 2,286 66.5 10,846,457 75.2
Black 156 12.8 91 9.9 6 4.1 117 10.2 370 10.8 1,416,076 9.8
AIAN 2 11 0.90 9 0.98 3 2.1 11 0.96 34 0.99 93,691 0.65
Asian 108 8.8 64 6.9 14 9.6 58 5.0 244 7.1 1,747,750 12.1
NHPI 3 10 0.89 7 0.86 2 1.5 10 0.88 29 0.90 48,583 0.34
Two or more 4 0 0 75 8.1 2 1.4 48 4.2 125 3.6 274,088 1.9
Unknown 113 9.3   75 8.1   13 8.9   151 13.1   352 10.2   0 0
TOTAL 1,221 100 922 100 146 100 1,151 100 3,440 100 14,426,644 100
Hispanic 100 8.2 106 11.5 12 8.2 14 1.2 232 6.7 1,378,274 9.6
Not Hispanic 1,121 91.8   816 88.5   134 91.8   1,137 98.8   3,208 93.3   13,048,370 90.4
TOTAL 1,221 100 922 100 146 100 1,151 100 3,440 100 14,426,644 100
Females with the Unknowns distributed like the Knowns
White 74.3 71.0 79.7 75.6 74.0 75.2
Black 14.1 10.7 4.5 11.7 12.0 9.8
AIAN 2 0.99 1.1 2.3 1.1 1.1 0.65
Asian 9.7 7.6 10.5 5.8 7.9 12.1
NHPI 3 0.90 0.83 1.5 1.0 0.94 0.34
Two or more 4   0     8.9     1.5     4.8     4.0     1.9
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100
  SERVICE         CIVILIAN, 21-49 YRS
RACE/ ARMY NAVY MARINE CORPS AIR FORCE TOTAL DoD COLLEGE GRADUATES
ETHNICITY #      %      #      %      #      %      #      %      #      %      #        %      
Officer Corps 5
Males and Females
White 59,770 74.8 41,798 79.5 15,172 81.7 48,923 80.2 165,663 78.1 27,702,697 76.9
Black 9,347 11.7 3,857 7.3 881 4.7 3,634 6.0 17,719 8.4 3,539,343 9.8
AIAN 2 421 0.53 396 0.75 143 0.77 296 0.49 1,256 0.59 259,117 0.72
Asian 4,627 5.8 2,436 4.6 547 2.9 2,704 4.4 10,314 4.9 3,719,941 10.3
NHPI 3 439 0.55 242 0.46 97 0.52 284 0.47 1,062 0.50 122,795 0.34
Two or more 4 0 0 1,807 3.4 287 1.5 1,309 2.1 3,403 1.6 692,418 1.9
Unknown 5,274 6.6   2,021 3.8   1,452 7.8   3,854 6.3   12,601 5.9   0 0
TOTAL 79,878 100 52,557 100 18,579 100 61,004 100 212,018 100 36,036,311 100
Hispanic 5,475 6.9 3,866 7.4 1,449 7.8 1,919 3.1 12,709 6.0 3,399,347 9.4
Not Hispanic 71,611 89.7 45,637 86.8 17,130 92.2 53,305 87.4 187,683 88.5 32,636,963 90.6
Unknown 2,792 3.5   3,054 5.8   0 0   5,780 9.5   11,626 5.5   0 0
TOTAL 79,878 100 52,557 100 18,579 100 61,004 100 212,018 100 36,036,311 100
Males and Females with the Unknowns distributed like the Knowns
White 80.1 82.7 88.6 85.6 83.1 76.9
Black 12.5 7.6 5.1 6.4 8.9 9.8
AIAN 2 0.56 0.78 0.83 0.52 0.63 0.72
Asian 6.2 4.8 3.2 4.7 5.2 10.3
NHPI 3 0.59 0.48 0.57 0.50 0.53 0.34
Two or more 4   0     3.6     1.7     2.3     1.7     1.9
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100
Hispanic 7.1 7.8 7.8 3.5 6.3 9.4
Not Hispanic   92.9     92.2     92.2     96.5     93.7     90.6
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100
Males
White 50,849 77.9 35,189 81.4 14,180 82.2 40,208 82.7 140,426 80.5 13,357,450 76.9
Black 6,175 9.5 2,824 6.5 794 4.6 2,221 4.6 12,014 6.9 1,462,624 8.4
AIAN 2 341 0.52 321 0.74 125 0.72 223 0.46 1,010 0.58 89,551 0.52
Asian 3,568 5.5 1,866 4.3 476 2.8 1,931 4.0 7,841 4.5 2,086,447 12.0
NHPI 3 331 0.56 174 0.46 88 0.55 205 0.48 798 0.51 55,632 0.32
Two or more 4 0 0 1,355 3.1 264 1.5 906 1.9 2,525 1.4 322,503 1.9
Unknown 4,050 6.2   1,520 3.5   1,316 7.6   2,943 6.1   9,829 5.6   0 0
TOTAL 65,314 100 43,249 100 17,243 100 48,637 100 174,443 100 17,374,207 100
Hispanic 4,356 6.7 3,072 7.1 1,309 7.6 1,529 3.1 10,266 5.9 1,701,091 9.8
Not Hispanic 59,102 90.5 37,957 87.8 15,934 92.4 42,703 87.8 155,696 89.3 15,673,116 90.2
Unknown 1,856 2.8   2,220 5.1   0 0   4,405 9.1   8,481 4.9   0 0
TOTAL 65,314 100 43,249 100 17,243 100 48,637 100 174,443 100 17,374,207 100
Males with the Unknowns distributed like the Knowns
White 83.0 84.3 89.0 88.0 85.3 76.9
Black 10.1 6.8 5.0 4.9 7.3 8.4
AIAN 2 0.56 0.77 0.78 0.49 0.61 0.52
Asian 5.8 4.5 3.0 4.2 4.8 12.0
NHPI 3 0.54 0.42 0.55 0.45 0.48 0.32
Two or more 4   0     3.2     1.7     2.0     1.5     1.9
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100
Hispanic 6.9 7.5 7.6 3.5 6.2 9.8
Not Hispanic   93.1     92.5     92.4     96.5     93.8     90.2
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100
Females
White 8,921 61.3 6,609 71.0 992 74.3 8,715 70.5 25,237 67.2 14,345,247 76.9
Black 3,172 21.8 1,033 11.1 87 6.5 1,413 11.4 5,705 15.2 2,076,718 11.1
AIAN 2 80 0.55 75 0.81 18 1.3 73 0.59 246 0.65 169,565 0.91
Asian 1,059 7.3 570 6.1 71 5.3 773 6.3 2,473 6.6 1,633,494 8.8
NHPI 3 108 0.86 68 0.89 9 0.8 79 0.75 264 0.83 67,164 0.36
Two or more 4 0 0 452 4.9 23 1.7 403 3.3 878 2.3 369,915 2.0
Unknown 1,224 8.4   501 5.4   136 10.2   911 7.4   2,772 7.4   0 0
TOTAL 14,564 100 9,308 100 1,336 100 12,367 100 37,575 100 18,662,103 100
Hispanic 1,119 7.7 794 8.5 140 10.5 390 3.2 2,443 6.5 1,698,257 9.1
Not Hispanic 12,509 85.9 7,680 82.5 1,196 89.5 10,602 85.7 31,987 85.1 16,963,847 90.9
Unknown 936 6.4   834 9.0   0 0   1,375 11.1   3,145 8.4   0 0
TOTAL 14,564 100 9,308 100 1,336 100 12,367 100 37,575 100 18,662,103 100
Females with the Unknowns distributed like the Knowns
White 66.9 75.0 82.7 76.1 72.5 76.9
Black 23.8 11.7 7.3 12.3 16.4 11.1
AIAN 2 0.60 0.85 1.5 0.64 0.71 0.91
Asian 7.9 6.5 5.9 6.7 7.1 8.8
NHPI 3 0.81 0.77 0.75 0.69 0.76 0.36
Two or more 4   0     5.1     1.9     3.5     2.5     2.0
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100
Hispanic 8.2 9.4 10.5 3.5 7.1 9.1
Not Hispanic   91.8     90.6     89.5     96.5     92.9     90.9
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100
     
  Note:  Officer gains reflect an addition to the officer ranks. This addition can reflect a new accession, a movement from another component, or the return of the officer 
      to the same component.  The OSD definition of an officer gain is a transaction in a database that reflects the addition of an SSN that was not in the previous file.
  1. Comparison group for gains includes 21-39 year-old college graduates in the noninstitutional civilian population, October 2014-September 2015 average.
  2. American Indian, Alaska Native
  3. Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander
  4. The Army does not report data on the number of active duty officers or active duty officer gains in the "Two or more" category. Caution should be used in comparing 
      the racial composition of the Army's officer corps or officer gains with those of the other Services.
  5. Comparison group for officers includes college graduates in the civilian labor force, (21-49 years old) September 2015.  Military data are provided by the Defense Manpower
      Data Center (DMDC).
      Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding.
      Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey.  Military data are provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).