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Chapter 4:

Characteristics of Active Component Officers

Table 4.1 shows the number and percentage of FY 2000 Active Component officer accessions and officers by Service. In total personnel, the Army is the largest Service, but the Air Force has the highest commissioned officer content. The Air Force stood at slightly more than 69,000 active duty officers in contrast to the Army's approximately 65,400. This variation in force structure is most likely due to variations in mission requirements (e.g., number of pilots) of the two Services.

While the Air Force has more total active duty commissioned officers than the Army, the Army continues to access more officers each year than the Air Force. This pattern suggests that annual requirements rest on more than the relative size of the Service, to include retention and its underlying influencers.

Table 4.1. FY 2000 Active Component Officer Accessions and Officer Corps (Number and Percent)1

 

Active Component Officer Accessions

Active Component Officer Corps

Service

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Army

5,820

33.2

65,352

32.4

Navy

4,801

27.4

51,540

25.6

Marine Corps

1,470

8.4

16,008

7.9

Air Force

5,457

31.1

69,022

34.2

Total

17,548

100.0

201,922

100.0

Columns may not add to total due to rounding.
1 Number of active component officer corps (end-strength) reflects commissioned officers only (it excludes warrant officers).
Also see Tables D-21 (Officer Accessions by Fiscal Year) and D-25 (Officer Strength).

 

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