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Race/Ethnicity.  The percentages of FY 1998 Selected Reserve officer accessions and officer corps by race/ethnicity are shown in Table 6.2.  The proportions of Black and Hispanic officer accessions in the Selected Reserve are comparable to the proportions in the Active Component (Blacks: Active - 9 percent, Reserve - 9 percent; Hispanics: Active - 3 percent, Reserve - 3 percent).  In FY 1998, the Active Component accessed more new officers of "Other" race/ethnicity than the Selected Reserve (7 percent versus 4 percent), but the Reserve Component maintained the same proportion as the Active Component of "Others" in their officer corps (4 percent each).

The Army components of the Selected Reserve have the highest proportions of Black and Hispanic officers (Blacks: ARNG 8 percent/USAR 13 percent; Hispanic: ARNG 5 percent/USAR 4 percent), while the USNR has the lowest (Blacks: 3 percent; Hispanics: 2 percent) with the USAFR also having 2 percent Hispanic officers.  In the remaining components, the proportions of Black officers range from 4 to 6 percent and the proportions of Hispanic officers are all approximately 3 percent.

Table 6.2.  FY 1998 Selected Reserve Officer Accessions and Officer Corps,
by Race/Ethnicity (Percent)

Component

White

Black

Hispanic

Other

Total

SELECTED RESERVE OFFICER ACCESSIONS

Army National Guard

82.6

8.2

4.7

4.6

100.0

Army Reserve

78.5

13.3

3.5

4.8

100.0

Naval Reserve

90.9

3.4

2.0

3.7

100.0

USMC Reserve

89.1

5.0

3.3

2.6

100.0

Air National Guard

86.6

5.5

2.6

5.3

100.0

Air Force Reserve

88.6

4.7

1.9

4.8

100.0

Total DoD

83.8

8.7

3.1

4.5

100.0

SELECTED RESERVE OFFICER CORPS

Army National Guard

85.3

7.4

4.5

2.9

100.0

Army Reserve

77.4

14.3

3.9

4.5

100.0

Naval Reserve

90.9

3.4

1.9

3.8

100.0

USMC Reserve

90.5

4.2

2.8

2.5

100.0

Air National Guard

87.2

5.0

3.0

4.8

100.0

Air Force Reserve

88.0

5.6

2.5

3.9

100.0

Total DoD

84.3

8.5

3.4

3.9

100.0

Rows may not add to total due to rounding.
Also see Appendix Table
C-27 (Race/Ethnicity by Component).

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