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Chapter 6:


Race/Ethnicity

Table 6.2 shows the FY 2000 Selected Reserve officer accessions and officer corps by race/ethnicity. The proportions of Black and Hispanic officer accessions in the Selected Reserve (10 and 4 percent, respectively) are comparable to the proportions in the Active Component (9 and 5 percent, respectively). In FY 2000, the Selected Reserve accessed fewer new officers of "Other" race/ethnicity than the Active Component (6 percent versus 8 percent).

The Army components of the Selected Reserve have the highest proportions of Black (ARNG – 8 percent, USAR – 16 percent) and Hispanic (ARNG and USAR 5 percent, each) officers. The USNR has the lowest percentage of Blacks (4 percent); the USNR and USAFR have 2 and 3 percent Hispanic officers, respectively – the lowest of the Reserve Components. In the remaining components, the proportion of Black officers is approximately 4 to 6 percent and the proportion of Hispanic officers is 3 percent. The Reserve Component maintained an equal percentage of officers of the "Other" race/ethnicity group as the Active Component (4 percent).

Table 6.2. FY 2000 Selected Reserve Officer Accessions and Officer Corps,
by Race/Ethnicity (Percent)
Component
White
Black
Hispanic
Other
Total
SELECTED RESERVE OFFICER ACCESSIONS

Army National Guard

80.9
9.0
5.6
4.5
100.0

Army Reserve

71.8
14.6
4.1
9.5
100.0

Naval Reserve

90.1
4.1
2.1
3.7
100.0

USMC Reserve

86.8
5.6
4.6
3.0
100.0

Air National Guard

88.0
5.4
2.6
4.0
100.0

Air Force Reserve

87.0
6.7
2.2
4.2
100.0

Total DoD

80.6
9.6
3.7
6.1
100.0
SELECTED RESERVE OFFICER CORPS

Army National Guard

84.5
7.6
4.6
3.2
100.0

Army Reserve

74.4
15.5
4.5
5.7
100.0

Naval Reserve

90.4
3.7
1.9
3.9
100.0

USMC Reserve

89.8
4.5
3.2
2.5
100.0

Air National Guard

87.2
5.2
3.1
4.6
100.0

Air Force Reserve

87.3
5.8
2.6
4.3
100.0

Total DoD

83.0
9.0
3.7
4.4
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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