Women comprise 18 percent of Selected Reserve officer accessions and 18 percent of the Selected Reserve officer corps, as shown in Table 6.3.  The proportion of Selected Reserve female officer accessions is lower than the Active Component (18 and 20 percent, respectively).  However, the proportion of women in the Selected Reserve officer corps is larger than in the Active Component (18 and 15 percent, respectively), due to higher retention among female officers in the Reserve Component.

Table 6.3.  FY 1999 Selected Reserve Female Officer Accessions and Officer Corps (Percent)
	Army National Guard	Army Reserve	Naval Reserve	USMC Reserve	Air National Guard	Air Force Reserve	DoD Total
Officer Accessions	11.8	22.6	14.4	5.5	16.0	20.1	18.2
Officer Corps	9.9	24.9	17.3	5.4	14.6	24.2	18.3
Also see Appendix Table C-25 (Gender by Component).

The impact of force structure and mission diversity is reflected in the distribution of women officers among the Reserve Component.  The proportion of female officers in the USMCR is 5 percent, while 25 percent of the USAR and 24 percent of the USAFR officers are female.  Reasons for this divergence are discussed in the portion of this chapter dealing with the occupational assignment of officers.