Table B-36.  Active Component Enlisted Members, FY17: by Pay Grade, Service, and Gender
Number
  PAY GRADE  
GENDER E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 E7 E8 E9 Unknown TOTAL
ARMY                      
   Males 21,054 24,676 39,515 94,034 55,863 47,841 29,968 9,516 3,055 0 325,522
   Females 3,620 4,497 7,499 17,197 9,724 6,203 4,136 1,259 280 0 54,415
   Total 24,674 29,173 47,014 111,231 65,587 54,044 34,104 10,775 3,335 0 379,937
   Percent Females 14.67 15.41 15.95 15.46 14.83 11.48 12.13 11.68 8.40 ----- 14.32
NAVY                      
   Males 8,044 9,811 34,987 40,842 52,393 40,755 18,433 5,925 2,424 0 213,614
   Females 2,962 3,170 11,717 11,588 12,037 6,487 2,669 606 174 0 51,410
   Total 11,006 12,981 46,704 52,430 64,430 47,242 21,102 6,531 2,598 0 265,024
   Percent Females 26.91 24.42 25.09 22.10 18.68 13.73 12.65 9.28 6.70 ----- 19.40
MARINE CORPS                      
   Males 10,540 19,235 37,987 31,806 23,875 12,797 7,963 3,645 1,504 0 149,352
   Females 932 2,083 3,516 3,165 2,470 1,030 486 203 53 0 13,938
   Total 11,472 21,318 41,503 34,971 26,345 13,827 8,449 3,848 1,557 0 163,290
   Percent Females 8.12 9.77 8.47 9.05 9.38 7.45 5.75 5.28 3.40 ----- 8.54
AIR FORCE                      
   Males 8,374 6,327 40,188 43,314 50,669 32,190 19,670 3,977 2,187 0 206,896
   Females 2,221 1,814 11,087 9,789 11,253 7,384 5,106 1,034 399 0 50,087
   Total 10,595 8,141 51,275 53,103 61,922 39,574 24,776 5,011 2,586 0 256,983
   Percent Females 20.96 22.28 21.62 18.43 18.17 18.66 20.61 20.63 15.43 ----- 19.49
TOTAL DoD                      
   Males 48,012 60,049 152,677 209,996 182,800 133,583 76,034 23,063 9,170 0 895,384
   Females 9,735 11,564 33,819 41,739 35,484 21,104 12,397 3,102 906 0 169,850
   Total 57,747 71,613 186,496 251,735 218,284 154,687 88,431 26,165 10,076 0 1,065,234
   Percent Females 16.86 16.15 18.13 16.58 16.26 13.64 14.02 11.86 8.99 ----- 15.94
Percent
  PAY GRADE  
GENDER E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 E7 E8 E9 Unknown TOTAL
ARMY                      
   Males 6.47 7.58 12.14 28.89 17.16 14.70 9.21 2.92 0.94 0 100
   Females 6.65 8.26 13.78 31.60 17.87 11.40 7.60 2.31 0.51 0 100
   Total 6.49 7.68 12.37 29.28 17.26 14.22 8.98 2.84 0.88 0 100
NAVY                      
   Males 3.77 4.59 16.38 19.12 24.53 19.08 8.63 2.77 1.13 0 100
   Females 5.76 6.17 22.79 22.54 23.41 12.62 5.19 1.18 0.34 0 100
   Total 4.15 4.90 17.62 19.78 24.31 17.83 7.96 2.46 0.98 0 100
MARINE CORPS                      
   Males 7.06 12.88 25.43 21.30 15.99 8.57 5.33 2.44 1.01 0 100
   Females 6.69 14.94 25.23 22.71 17.72 7.39 3.49 1.46 0.38 0 100
   Total 7.03 13.06 25.42 21.42 16.13 8.47 5.17 2.36 0.95 0 100
AIR FORCE                      
   Males 4.05 3.06 19.42 20.94 24.49 15.56 9.51 1.92 1.06 0 100
   Females 4.43 3.62 22.14 19.54 22.47 14.74 10.19 2.06 0.80 0 100
   Total 4.12 3.17 19.95 20.66 24.10 15.40 9.64 1.95 1.01 0 100
TOTAL DoD                      
   Males 5.36 6.71 17.05 23.45 20.42 14.92 8.49 2.58 1.02 0 100
   Females 5.73 6.81 19.91 24.57 20.89 12.43 7.30 1.83 0.53 0 100
   Total 5.42 6.72 17.51 23.63 20.49 14.52 8.30 2.46 0.95 0 100
   
Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding.
Source: Military data are provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).  The data in this table reflects commissioned officers serving as of 30 September 2017.