Table D-33.  Non-Hispanic Black1 Active Component Officer Gains and Corps by Service with Civilian Comparison Group, FYs 1976-2002
                                 
GAINS SERVICE CIVILIAN2
FISCAL ARMY   NAVY   MARINE CORPS   AIR FORCE   TOTAL DoD   COLLEGE GRADS
YEAR #      %        #      %        #      %        #      %        #      %        %
1976 469 5.90 151 2.55 107 5.26 369 6.05 1096 4.98 NA
1977 675 8.58 224 3.92 69 4.09 485 7.67 1453 6.73 5.50
1978 652 7.16 209 3.85 61 3.78 568 7.58 1490 6.30 5.50
1979 580 6.76 165 2.87 67 4.13 845 8.34 1657 6.35 5.80
1980 522 6.48 195 3.24 52 3.42 674 7.13 1443 5.76 5.80
1981 505 6.12 215 3.21 58 3.85 487 6.02 1265 5.15 5.90
1982 550 7.59 232 3.70 70 3.92 626 7.20 1478 6.16 5.90
1983 490 6.43 268 4.04 118 6.14 712 7.88 1588 6.30 6.10
1984 848 10.36 224 4.14 96 5.90 560 6.11 1728 7.09 6.50
1985 927 11.51 319 4.60 89 6.33 483 5.30 1818 7.13 6.40
1986 868 11.48 277 4.09 78 4.90 353 4.57 1576 6.66 6.60
1987 792 11.66 245 4.24 79 5.75 339 5.04 1455 7.04 6.80
1988 782 11.47 301 5.08 70 5.18 413 6.18 1566 7.54 7.10
1989 855 11.47 308 5.18 102 6.17 425 5.72 1690 7.52 7.00
1990 766 11.86 414 6.69 66 4.77 311 5.89 1557 8.07 6.90
1991 621 11.23 274 5.69 54 4.18 281 5.58 1230 7.38 6.90
1992 515 9.77 294 6.06 75 5.45 232 4.90 1116 6.88 6.60
1993 443 8.68 262 6.56 73 7.02 313 6.68 1091 7.36 6.80
1994 619 10.85 326 8.05 96 7.86 231 4.86 1272 8.09 7.40
1995 563 10.09 317 7.84 96 7.64 270 5.54 1246 7.91 7.70
1996 516 10.39 267 6.92 131 8.37 326 7.14 1240 8.29 7.30
1997 565 9.85 297 7.46 127 8.89 341 7.46 1330 8.46 7.20
1998 573 10.65 310 7.74 135 9.36 312 6.55 1330 8.53 7.80
1999 617 11.63 335 7.48 105 7.26 351 6.90 1408 8.63 7.40
2000 700 12.03 366 7.62 84 5.71 435 7.97 1585 9.03 7.90
2001 799 13.46 411 8.18 80 5.67 403 7.73 1693 9.63 8.20
2002 824 12.83   399 7.47   122 5.97   615 7.97   1960 9.11   7.90
CORPS SERVICE         CIVILIAN3
FISCAL ARMY   NAVY   MARINE CORPS   AIR FORCE   TOTAL DoD   COLLEGE GRADS
YEAR #      %        #      %        #      %        #      %        #      %        %
1976 4540 5.30 925 1.54 593 3.37 2821 2.84 8879 3.38 NA
1977 5185 6.13 1104 1.83 608 3.47 3104 3.23 10001 3.87 5.50
1978 5426 6.43 1271 2.13 607 3.53 3449 3.61 10753 4.19 5.60
1979 5822 6.89 1317 2.23 629 3.71 4071 4.23 11839 4.61 5.70
1980 6273 7.35 1446 2.40 627 3.69 4567 4.66 12913 4.96 5.50
1981 7098 8.07 1649 2.63 635 3.72 4813 4.83 14195 5.31 5.80
1982 7808 8.77 1790 2.77 667 3.77 5155 5.04 15420 5.64 5.80
1983 8245 9.05 1925 2.88 742 3.99 5532 5.27 16444 5.84 5.90
1984 9111 9.82 1964 2.98 795 4.20 5677 5.34 17547 6.18 6.20
1985 9666 10.24 2144 3.18 817 4.37 5831 5.38 18458 6.39 6.10
1986 9838 10.37 2261 3.28 833 4.45 5820 5.34 18752 6.43 6.30
1987 9817 10.54 2304 3.34 837 4.47 5742 5.35 18700 6.49 6.40
1988 9896 10.74 2433 3.50 838 4.52 5722 5.44 18889 6.62 6.50
1989 10052 10.94 2536 3.65 880 4.77 5727 5.52 19195 6.77 6.30
1990 10045 11.20 2721 3.92 835 4.61 5612 5.61 19213 6.93 6.00
1991 10050 11.32 2784 4.10 819 4.61 5529 5.72 19182 7.08 6.30
1992 9431 11.60 2860 4.32 794 4.60 5184 5.74 18269 7.16 6.10
1993 8375 11.16 2881 4.53 766 4.63 4773 5.68 16795 7.02 6.20
1994 8159 11.27 2908 4.91 779 4.87 4601 5.68 16447 7.19 7.10
1995 7980 11.27 2989 5.30 806 5.80 4420 5.63 16195 7.37 7.70
1996 7714 11.18 3063 5.51 874 5.45 4381 5.74 16032 7.39 7.30
1997 7494 11.02 3144 5.78 944 5.90 4389 5.93 15971 7.52 8.30
1998 7449 11.12 3226 6.06 1015 6.31 4348 6.05 16038 7.70 7.80
1999 7439 11.25 3267 6.27 1039 6.47 4359 6.20 16104 7.87 7.60
2000 7457 11.41 3354 6.51 1036 6.47 4422 6.41 16269 8.06 8.10
2001 7697 11.88 3517 6.77 1044 6.46 4457 6.55 16715 8.32 8.60
2002 8051 12.09   3648 6.89   1049 6.40   4798 6.69   17546 8.45   8.10
     
1. This table has been constructed using pre-FY03 race/ethnicity categories.
2. Comparison group for gains is 21-35 year-old civilian college graduates in the noninstitutional population.
3. Comparison group for Corps is 21-49 year-old civilian college graduates in the civilian labor force.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey monthly files. Civilian data prior to 1989 represent calendar year. FY 1999 Navy data provided by U.S. Navy, Minority Affairs Office; otherwise military data are provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).