Table B-32

Table B-32.  FY 1997 Active Component Officer Accessions and Officer Corps by Gender and Service with Civilian Comparison Groups

 

SERVICE

 

TOTAL DoD

 

CIVILIAN

COLLEGE GRADUATES*

ARMY

 

NAVY

 

MARINE CORPS

 

AIR FORCE

   

GENDER

  #

  %

 

  #

  %

 

  #

  %

 

  #

  %

 

  #

  %

 

  #

  %

a.  FY 1997 Active Component Officer Accessions

Males

4,615

80.46%

 

3,294

82.74%

 

1,324

92.72%

 

3,442

75.27%

 

12,675

80.64%

 

6,546,178

47.42%

Females

1,121

19.54%

 

687

17.26%

 

104

7.28%

 

1,131

24.73%

 

3,043

19.36%

 

7,259,297

52.58%

TOTAL

5,736

100.00%

 

3,981

100.00%

 

1,428

100.00%

 

4,573

100.00%

 

15,718

100.00%

 

13,805,475

100.00%

b.  FY 1997 Active Component Officer Corps

Males

58,334

85.79%

 

46,678

85.83%

 

15,334

95.83%

 

61,975

83.77%

 

182,321

85.85%

 

14,186,042

51.89%

Females

9,660

14.21%

 

7,704

14.17%

 

668

4.17%

 

12,009

16.23%

 

30,041

14.15%

 

13,152,482

48.11%

TOTAL

67,994

100.00%

 

54,382

100.00%

 

16,002

100.00%

 

73,984

100.00%

 

212,362

100.00%

 

27,338,524

100.00%

     * Comparison group for accessions includes 21-35 year old college graduates in the non-institutional civilian population, October 1996-September 1997.

        Comparison group for active component officer corps includes college graduates in the civilian work force (21-49 years old), September 1997.

        Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey File.

 

 

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