B35 - Officers by Education

Table B-35. FY 1998 Active Component Officer Accessions and Officer Corps by Education and Service

EDUCATION

SERVICE

 

TOTAL DoD

ARMY

 

NAVY

 

MARINE CORPS

 

AIR FORCE

 

 #

 %

 

 #

 %

 

 #

 %

 

 #

 %

 

 #

 %

a. FY 1998 Active Component Officer Accessions

Less than 4-year college graduate

54

1.00%

 

496

12.38%

 

71

4.92%

 

81

1.70%

 

702

4.50%

4-year college graduate

4,353

80.90%

 

2,344

58.50%

 

1,248

86.49%

 

3,653

76.70%

 

11,598

74.37%

Greater than 4-year college graduate

650

12.08%

 

460

11.48%

 

45

3.12%

 

872

18.31%

 

2,027

13.00%

Unknown

324

6.02%

 

707

17.64%

 

79

5.47%

 

157

3.30%

 

1,267

8.12%

 

TOTAL

5,381

100.00%

 

4,007

100.00%

 

1,443

100.00%

 

4,763

100.00%

 

15,594

100.00%

b. FY 1998 Active Component Officer Corps

Less than 4-year college graduate

499

0.74%

 

3,003

5.64%

 

924

5.75%

 

319

0.44%

 

4,745

2.28%

4-year college graduate

38,380

57.30%

 

27,606

51.89%

 

12,227

76.06%

 

30,492

42.41%

 

108,705

52.22%

Greater than 4-year college graduate

25,933

38.72%

 

18,562

34.89%

 

2,899

18.03%

 

40,483

56.31%

 

87,877

42.22%

Unknown

2,168

3.24%

 

4,035

7.58%

 

25

0.16%

 

599

0.83%

 

6,827

3.28%

 

TOTAL

66,980

100.00%

 

53,206

100.00%

 

16,075

100.00%

 

71,893

100.00%

 

208,154

100.00%

 Columns may not add to totals due to rounding.

 Source: Marine Corps accession data provided by U.S. Marine Corps, Officer Appointments.


Last Updated on 11/29/99

 

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