Representation
within Occupations
The assignment of Reserve Component personnel
to occupations is based upon individual qualifications and desires,
military requirements, and unit vacancies. The changing missions of
the Armed Services, including domestic and international humanitarian
efforts, affect personnel assignment. Table 5.13 shows the occupational
area distribution of Reserve and Active Components.
Table 5.14 indicates that the occupational distribution
among Active and Reserve Components varies. The differences reflect
each Reserve Component's unique mission requirements and force structure.
These differences may preclude some direct transfers from active duty
to the National Guard and Reserve within the same skill. For example,
15 percent of active Navy enlisted members serve in electronics specialties,
but Naval Reserve requirements account for only 10 percent of this skill
area. On the other hand, only 10 percent of active Navy enlistees serve
in administration while 21 percent of USNR enlistees serve in administration.
Similar occupational differences are found in each Service component.
Some occupational areas may not be able to absorb all transfers, while
other areas may have to recruit more NPS individuals to fill unit vacancies
or retrain those with prior service. The occupational distribution percentages
for FY 2000 are relatively similar to those of FY 1999.
| Table 5.13. Comparison
of FY 2000 Reserve and Active Enlisted Occupational Areas (Percent) |
| Occupational
Code and Area |
Reserve |
Active |
| 0 |
Infantry, Gun Crews, and Seamanship Specialists
|
17.8 |
16.9 |
| 1 |
Electronic Equipment Repairers
|
4.6 |
9.7 |
| 2 |
Communications and Intelligence Specialists
|
4.6 |
8.8 |
| 3 |
Medical and Dental Specialists
|
6.8 |
6.7 |
| 4 |
Other Allied Specialists
|
2.8 |
3.0 |
| 5 |
Functional Support and Administration
|
18.5 |
16.1 |
| 6 |
Electrical/Mechanical Equipment Repairers
|
16.0 |
19.7 |
| 7 |
Craftsmen
|
5.7 |
3.5 |
| 8 |
Service and Supply Handlers
|
10.6 |
8.4 |
| 9 |
Non-occupational*
|
12.6 |
7.2 |
|
Total
|
100.0 |
100.0 |
Columns may not add
to total due to rounding.
* Non-occupational includes patients, students, those with unassigned
duties, and unknowns.
Also see Appendix
Tables B-29 (Active Component Enlisted by Occupational Area,
Service, and Gender), B-30
(Active Component Enlisted by Occupational Area, Service, and
Race/Ethnicity), C-21
(Reserve Component Enlisted by Occupational Area, Component, and
Gender), and C-22
(Reserve Component Enlisted by Occupational Area, Component, and
Race/Ethnicity). |
|
Table 5.14. Comparison of FY
2000 Occupational Area Distribution of Enlisted Members,
by Active and Reserve Components (Percent)
|
Active and Reserve
Components
|
Occupational Area*
|
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
ARMY
Active Component
Army National Guard
Army Reserve
|
25.3
23.8
14.6
|
6.8
3.1
2.2
|
10.6
4.9
4.0
|
7.8
4.4
11.2
|
3.4
2.4
3.5
|
16.8
13.6
23.3
|
14.5
13.8
10.8
|
2.1
3.8
5.4
|
12.3
11.0
15.7
|
0.5
19.1
9.4
|
NAVY
Active Component
Naval Reserve
|
10.6
10.9
|
14.9
10.4
|
8.4
6.3
|
7.8
10.0
|
2.1
0.8
|
10.1
21.2
|
25.3
20.0
|
5.2
14.3
|
4.3
5.0
|
11.4
1.0
|
MARINE CORPS
Active Component
USMC Reserve |
21.8
27.5
|
6.4
3.1
|
7.3
7.4
|
0.0
0.0
|
2.5
1.2
|
16.1
13.2
|
16.3
13.0
|
2.5
3.1
|
13.0
15.3
|
14.2
16.1
|
AIR FORCE
Active Component
Air National Guard
USAF Reserve |
9.3
8.1
11.8
|
9.6
9.7
5.4
|
7.6
3.6
3.1
|
7.7
4.9
11.0
|
3.7
4.7
3.2
|
21.6
22.0
26.4
|
22.9
26.2
23.5
|
4.2
7.0
6.2
|
4.9
5.9
4.9
|
8.4
7.9
4.7
|
| * Occupational Area
Codes: 0=Infantry, 1=Electronics, 2=Communications, 3=Medical, 4=Other
Technical, 5=Administration, 6=Electrical, 7=Craftsmen, 8=Supply,
9=Non-occupational. |
|
