Table B-39

Table B-39.  FY 1997 Active Component Officer Corps by Occupational Area, Service, and Race/Ethnicity

a.  Number

 

OCCUPATIONAL AREA

 

TOTAL

General
Officers*
 

Tactical
Operations

Intelligence

Engineering
and
Maintenance

Scientists
and
Professionals

Health
Care

Admin-
istration

Supply,
Procurement,
and Allied

Non-
Occupational**

RACE/
ETHNICITY

ARMY

    White

282

22,586

3,594

5,044

2,387

11,714

2,906

5,244

1,099

54,856

    Black

27

2,268

427

1,013

219

1,507

707

1,252

74

7,494

    Hispanic

2

842

188

247

82

491

182

281

19

2,334

    Other

2

1,084

196

337

113

1,036

178

311

53

3,310

    Total

313

26,780

4,405

6,641

2,801

14,748

3,973

7,088

1,245

67,994

NAVY

    White

214

19,106

1,840

4,722

1,813

9,620

2,216

2,467

4,982

46,980

    Black

6

815

139

371

154

652

292

307

408

3,144

    Hispanic

1

704

106

132

81

403

94

137

387

2,045

    Other

1

610

66

173

71

617

131

148

395

2,212

    Total

222

21,235

2,151

5,398

2,119

11,292

2,733

3,059

6,172

54,381

MARINE CORPS

    White

76

7,313

550

1,019

374

0

672

1,568

1,802

13,374

    Black

3

300

22

106

19

0

100

204

167

921

    Hispanic

1

294

25

50

14

0

45

88

128

645

    Other

0

207

19

43

13

0

31

63

81

457

    Total

80

8,114

616

1,218

420

0

848

1,923

2,178

15,397

AIR FORCE

    White

254

23,264

2,981

9,798

4,359

11,768

4,016

5,278

2,451

64,169

    Black

9

868

136

873

294

921

600

599

77

4,377

    Hispanic

5

464

88

296

99

250

130

177

74

1,583

    Other

5

790

185

656

207

772

232

303

165

3,315

    Total

273

25,386

3,390

11,623

4,959

13,711

4,978

6,357

2,767

73,444

TOTAL DoD

    White

826

72,269

8,965

20,583

8,933

33,102

9,810

14,557

10,334

179,379

    Black

45

4,251

724

2,363

686

3,080

1,699

2,362

726

15,936

    Hispanic

9

2,304

407

725

276

1,144

451

683

608

6,607

    Other

8

2,691

466

1,209

404

2,425

572

825

694

9,294

    Total

888

81,515

10,562

24,880

10,299

39,751

12,532

18,427

12,362

211,216

  * Calculations do not include 1 Hispanic Navy; 568 White, 23 Black, 11 Hispanic, and 3 "Other" Marine Corps; and 513 White, 12 Black, 7 Hispanic, and 8 "Other"

     Air Force O-6 officers classified as general officers by the Services.

** Non-occupational includes patients, students, those with unassigned duties, and unknowns.

b.  Percent

ARMY

    White

0.51%

41.17%

6.55%

9.19%

4.35%

21.35%

5.30%

9.56%

2.00%

100.00%

    Black

0.36%

30.26%

5.70%

13.52%

2.92%

20.11%

9.43%

16.71%

0.99%

100.00%

    Hispanic

0.09%

36.08%

8.05%

10.58%

3.51%

21.04%

7.80%

12.04%

0.81%

100.00%

    Other

0.06%

32.75%

5.92%

10.18%

3.41%

31.30%

5.38%

9.40%

1.60%

100.00%

    Total

0.46%

39.39%

6.48%

9.77%

4.12%

21.69%

5.84%

10.42%

1.83%

100.00%

NAVY

    White

0.46%

40.67%

3.92%

10.05%

3.86%

20.48%

4.72%

5.25%

10.60%

100.00%

    Black

0.19%

25.92%

4.42%

11.80%

4.90%

20.74%

9.29%

9.76%

12.98%

100.00%

    Hispanic

0.05%

34.43%

5.18%

6.45%

3.96%

19.71%

4.60%

6.70%

18.92%

100.00%

    Other

0.05%

27.58%

2.98%

7.82%

3.21%

27.89%

5.92%

6.69%

17.86%

100.00%

    Total

0.41%

39.05%

3.96%

9.93%

3.90%

20.76%

5.03%

5.63%

11.35%

100.00%

MARINE CORPS

    White

0.57%

54.68%

4.11%

7.62%

2.80%

0.00%

5.02%

11.72%

13.47%

100.00%

    Black

0.33%

32.57%

2.39%

11.51%

2.06%

0.00%

10.86%

22.15%

18.13%

100.00%

    Hispanic

0.16%

45.58%

3.88%

7.75%

2.17%

0.00%

6.98%

13.64%

19.84%

100.00%

    Other

0.00%

45.30%

4.16%

9.41%

2.84%

0.00%

6.78%

13.79%

17.72%

100.00%

    Total

0.52%

52.70%

4.00%

7.91%

2.73%

0.00%

5.51%

12.49%

14.15%

100.00%

AIR FORCE

    White

0.40%

36.25%

4.65%

15.27%

6.79%

18.34%

6.26%

8.23%

3.82%

100.00%

    Black

0.21%

19.83%

3.11%

19.95%

6.72%

21.04%

13.71%

13.69%

1.76%

100.00%

    Hispanic

0.32%

29.31%

5.56%

18.70%

6.25%

15.79%

8.21%

11.18%

4.67%

100.00%

    Other

0.15%

23.83%

5.58%

19.79%

6.24%

23.29%

7.00%

9.14%

4.98%

100.00%

    Total

0.37%

34.57%

4.62%

15.83%

6.75%

18.67%

6.78%

8.66%

3.77%

100.00%

TOTAL DoD

    White

0.46%

40.29%

5.00%

11.47%

4.98%

18.45%

5.47%

8.12%

5.76%

100.00%

    Black

0.28%

26.68%

4.54%

14.83%

4.30%

19.33%

10.66%

14.82%

4.56%

100.00%

    Hispanic

0.14%

34.87%

6.16%

10.97%

4.18%

17.31%

6.83%

10.34%

9.20%

100.00%

    Other

0.09%

28.95%

5.01%

13.01%

4.35%

26.09%

6.15%

8.88%

7.47%

100.00%

    Total

0.42%

38.59%

5.00%

11.78%

4.88%

18.82%

5.93%

8.72%

5.85%

100.00%

  * Calculations do not include 1 Hispanic Navy; 568 White, 23 Black, 11 Hispanic, and 3 "Other" Marine Corps; and 513 White, 12 Black, 7 Hispanic, and 8 "Other"

     Air Force O-6 officers classified as general officers by the Services.

** Non-occupational includes patients, students, those with unassigned duties, and unknowns.

     Rows may not add to totals due to rounding.

 

 

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