Table B-25.  Active Component Commissioned Officer Gains and Corps, FY17: 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 GRADUATES1
ETHNICITY #      %      #      %      #      %      #      %      #      %      #        %      
Officer Gains 2
Males and Females
White 4,831 71.55 3,038 76.06 1,352 79.58 3,403 75.32 12,624 74.42 20,948,176 74.82
Black 774 11.46 264 6.61 127 7.47 293 6.49 1,458 8.60 2,700,419 9.64
AIAN 3 26 0.39 47 1.18 26 1.53 14 0.31 113 0.67 160,062 0.57
Asian 489 7.24 283 7.09 83 4.89 272 6.02 1,127 6.64 3,564,755 12.73
NHPI 4 41 0.61 17 0.43 7 0.41 24 0.53 89 0.52 108,083 0.39
Two or more 5 0 0 262 6.56 8 0.47 200 4.43 470 2.77 517,450 1.85
Unknown 591 8.75   83 2.08   96 5.65   312 6.91   1,082 6.38   0 0
TOTAL 6,752 100 3,994 100 1,699 100 4,518 100 16,963 100 27,998,944 100
Hispanic 612 9.06 399 9.99 219 12.89 370 8.19 1,600 9.43 2,908,329 10.39
Not Hispanic 6,140 90.94   3,595 90.01   1,480 87.11   4,148 91.81   15,363 90.57   25,090,615 89.61
TOTAL 6,752 100 3,994 100 1,699 100 4,518 100 16,963 100 27,998,944 100
Males and Females with the Unknowns distributed like the Knowns
White 78.41 77.68 84.34 80.91 79.49 74.82
Black 12.56 6.75 7.92 6.97 9.18 9.64
AIAN 3 0.42 1.20 1.62 0.33 0.71 0.57
Asian 7.94 7.24 5.18 6.47 7.10 12.73
NHPI 4 0.67 0.43 0.44 0.57 0.56 0.39
Two or more 5   0     6.70     0.50     4.76     2.96     1.85
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100
Males
White 3,891 73.69 2,336 78.15 1,228 79.84 2,543 76.87 9,998 76.23 9,398,050 74.93
Black 535 10.13 173 5.79 118 7.67 192 5.80 1,018 7.76 1,136,181 9.06
AIAN 3 21 0.40 32 1.07 24 1.56 10 0.30 87 0.66 60,903 0.49
Asian 370 7.01 202 6.76 70 4.55 191 5.77 833 6.35 1,662,906 13.26
NHPI 4 32 0.66 13 0.48 7 0.52 16 0.52 68 0.57 51,461 0.41
Two or more 5 0 0 173 5.79 8 0.52 136 4.11 317 2.42 232,139 1.85
Unknown 431 8.16   60 2.01   83 5.40   220 6.65   794 6.05   0 0
TOTAL 5,280 100 2,989 100 1,538 100 3,308 100 13,115 100 12,541,639 100
Hispanic 458 8.67 280 9.37 191 12.42 254 7.68 1,183 9.02 1,284,020 10.24
Not Hispanic 4,822 91.33   2,709 90.63   1,347 87.58   3,054 92.32   11,932 90.98   11,257,619 89.76
TOTAL 5,280 100 2,989 100 1,538 100 3,308 100 13,115 100 12,541,639 100
Males with the Unknowns distributed like the Knowns
White 80.24 79.75 84.40 82.35 81.15 74.93
Black 11.03 5.91 8.11 6.22 8.26 9.06
AIAN 3 0.43 1.09 1.65 0.32 0.71 0.49
Asian 7.63 6.90 4.81 6.19 6.76 13.26
NHPI 4 0.66 0.44 0.48 0.52 0.55 0.41
Two or more 5   0     5.91     0.55     4.40     2.57     1.85
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100
Females
White 940 63.86 702 69.85 124 77.02 860 71.07 2,626 68.24 11,550,126 74.72
Black 239 16.24 91 9.05 9 5.59 101 8.35 440 11.43 1,564,238 10.12
AIAN 3 5 0.34 15 1.49 2 1.24 4 0.33 26 0.68 99,159 0.64
Asian 119 8.08 81 8.06 13 8.07 81 6.69 294 7.64 1,901,849 12.30
NHPI 4 9 0.68 4 0.45 0 0 8 0.73 21 0.61 56,622 0.37
Two or more 5 0 0 89 8.86 0 0 64 5.29 153 3.98 285,311 1.85
Unknown 160 10.87   23 2.29   13 8.07   92 7.60   288 7.48   0 0
TOTAL 1,472 100 1,005 100 161 100 1,210 100 3,848 100 15,457,305 100
Hispanic 154 10.46 119 11.84 28 17.39 116 9.59 417 10.84 1,624,309 10.51
Not Hispanic 1,318 89.54   886 88.16   133 82.61   1,094 90.41   3,431 89.16   13,832,996 89.49
TOTAL 1,472 100 1,005 100 161 100 1,210 100 3,848 100 15,457,305 100
Females with the Unknowns distributed like the Knowns
White 71.65 71.49 83.78 76.92 73.76 74.72
Black 18.22 9.27 6.08 9.03 12.36 10.12
AIAN 3 0.38 1.53 1.35 0.36 0.73 0.64
Asian 9.07 8.25 8.78 7.25 8.26 12.30
NHPI 4 0.69 0.41 0 0.72 0.59 0.37
Two or more 5   0     9.06     0     5.72     4.30     1.85
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100
  SERVICE         CIVILIAN, 21-49 YRS
RACE/ ARMY NAVY MARINE CORPS AIR FORCE TOTAL DoD COLLEGE GRADUATES6
ETHNICITY #      %      #      %      #      %      #      %      #      %      #        %      
Officer Corps 5
Males and Females
White 57,917 74.49 41,508 78.65 15,356 80.61 48,785 79.20 163,566 77.45 29,487,293 75.98
Black 8,828 11.35 3,849 7.29 989 5.19 3,662 5.95 17,328 8.21 3,884,752 10.01
AIAN 3 395 0.51 439 0.83 169 0.89 301 0.49 1,304 0.62 179,345 0.46
Asian 4,784 6.15 2,684 5.09 640 3.36 2,973 4.83 11,081 5.25 4,410,567 11.36
NHPI 4 431 0.55 252 0.48 108 0.57 297 0.48 1,088 0.52 160,866 0.41
Two or more 5 0 0 2,130 4.04 302 1.59 1,592 2.58 4,024 1.91 688,606 1.77
Unknown 5,400 6.94   1,914 3.63   1,485 7.80   3,987 6.47   12,786 6.05   0 0
TOTAL 77,755 100 52,776 100 19,049 100 61,597 100 211,177 100 38,811,429 100
Hispanic 5,759 7.41 4,133 7.83 1,670 8.77 4,206 6.83 15,768 7.47 3,779,299 9.74
Not Hispanic 69,773 89.73 45,479 86.17 17,379 91.23 48,306 78.42 180,937 85.68 35,032,130 90.26
Unknown 2,223 2.86   3,164 6.00   0 0   9,085 14.75   14,472 6.85   0 0
TOTAL 77,755 100 52,776 100 19,049 100 61,597 100 211,177 100 38,811,429 100
Males and Females with the Unknowns distributed like the Knowns
White 80.05 81.61 87.43 84.68 82.45 75.98
Black 12.20 7.57 5.63 6.36 8.73 10.01
AIAN 3 0.55 0.86 0.96 0.52 0.66 0.46
Asian 6.61 5.28 3.64 5.16 5.59 11.36
NHPI 4 0.60 0.50 0.61 0.52 0.55 0.41
Two or more 5   0     4.19     1.72     2.76     2.03     1.77
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100
Hispanic 7.62 8.33 8.77 8.01 8.02 9.74
Not Hispanic   92.38     91.67     91.23     91.99     91.98     90.26
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100
Males
White 48,965 77.45 34,534 80.62 14,272 81.18 39,724 81.61 137,495 79.79 14,150,547 75.71
Black 5,874 9.29 2,768 6.46 884 5.03 2,233 4.59 11,759 6.82 1,671,739 8.94
AIAN 3 322 0.51 353 0.82 154 0.88 228 0.47 1,057 0.61 101,231 0.54
Asian 3,664 5.80 2,022 4.72 555 3.16 2,141 4.40 8,382 4.86 2,362,546 12.64
NHPI 4 324 0.57 181 0.48 98 0.61 218 0.57 821 0.55 72,962 0.39
Two or more 5 0 0 1,557 3.64 274 1.56 1,119 2.30 2,950 1.71 331,199 1.77
Unknown 4,074 6.44   1,418 3.31   1,343 7.64   3,013 6.19   9,848 5.72   0 0
TOTAL 63,223 100 42,833 100 17,580 100 48,676 100 172,312 100 18,690,224 100
Hispanic 4,514 7.14 3,222 7.52 1,490 8.48 3,133 6.44 12,359 7.17 1,819,045 9.73
Not Hispanic 57,199 90.47 37,325 87.14 16,090 91.52 38,531 79.16 149,145 86.56 16,871,179 90.27
Unknown 1,510 2.39   2,286 5.34   0 0   7,012 14.41   10,808 6.27   0 0
TOTAL 63,223 100 42,833 100 17,580 100 48,676 100 172,312 100 18,690,224 100
Males with the Unknowns distributed like the Knowns
White 82.78 83.39 87.90 86.99 84.63 75.71
Black 9.93 6.68 5.44 4.89 7.24 8.94
AIAN 3 0.54 0.85 0.95 0.50 0.65 0.54
Asian 6.19 4.88 3.42 4.69 5.16 12.64
NHPI 4 0.55 0.44 0.60 0.48 0.51 0.39
Two or more 5   0     3.76     1.69     2.45     1.82     1.77
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100
Hispanic 7.31 7.95 8.48 7.52 7.65 9.73
Not Hispanic   92.69     92.05     91.52     92.48     92.35     90.27
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100
Females
White 8,952 61.60 6,974 70.14 1,084 73.79 9,061 70.13 26,071 67.08 15,336,745 76.22
Black 2,954 20.33 1,081 10.87 105 7.15 1,429 11.06 5,569 14.33 2,213,013 11.00
AIAN 3 73 0.50 86 0.86 15 1.02 73 0.56 247 0.64 78,114 0.39
Asian 1,120 7.71 662 6.66 85 5.79 832 6.44 2,699 6.94 2,048,021 10.18
NHPI 4 107 0.85 71 0.87 10 0.78 79 0.81 267 0.84 87,904 0.44
Two or more 5 0 0 573 5.76 28 1.91 473 3.66 1,074 2.76 357,407 1.78
Unknown 1,326 9.12   496 4.99   142 9.67   974 7.54   2,938 7.56   0 0
TOTAL 14,532 100 9,943 100 1,469 100 12,921 100 38,865 100 20,121,204 100
Hispanic 1,245 8.57 911 9.16 180 12.25 1,073 8.30 3,409 8.77 1,960,253 9.74
Not Hispanic 12,574 86.53 8,154 82.01 1,289 87.75 9,775 75.65 31,792 81.80 18,160,951 90.26
Unknown 713 4.91   878 8.83   0 0   2,073 16.04   3,664 9.43   0 0
TOTAL 14,532 100 9,943 100 1,469 100 12,921 100 38,865 100 20,121,204 100
Females with the Unknowns distributed like the Knowns
White 67.79 73.82 81.69 75.84 72.57 76.22
Black 22.37 11.44 7.91 11.96 15.50 11.00
AIAN 3 0.55 0.91 1.13 0.61 0.69 0.39
Asian 8.48 7.01 6.41 6.96 7.51 10.18
NHPI 4 0.81 0.75 0.75 0.66 0.74 0.44
Two or more 5   0     6.07     2.11     3.96     2.99     1.78
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100
Hispanic 9.01 10.05 12.25 9.89 9.68 9.74
Not Hispanic   90.99     89.95     87.75     90.11     90.32     90.26
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100
     
1. Comparison group for gains includes 21-39 year-old college graduates in the noninstitutional civilian population, October 2016-September 2017 average.
2. Officer gains reflect an addition to the officer ranks between 1 October 2016 and 30 September 2017.  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.
3. American Indian, Alaska Native
4. Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander
5. 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.
6. Comparison group for officers includes college graduates in the civilian labor force (21-49 years old) September, 2017.
7. Officer corps reflects commissioned officers serving as of 30 September 2017.
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).