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Chapter 5:

Race/Ethnicity

Table 5.3 presents the racial/ethnic makeup of FY 2001 NPS enlisted accessions by Selected Reserve Components. These figures are similar to those seen in FY 2000, except for the USAFR where the proportion of white NPS accessions have increased by 5 percent. For the ARNG there has been an increase in black NPS accessions from 15 percent in FY 2000 to almost 18 percent in FY 2001. For the USAFR, the proportion of Blacks, Hispanics and Other NPS accessions have decreased by 2, 3 and 1 percent respectively since FY 2000. This decrease in minorities is also true for ARNG prior service accessions. There has been an increase in White prior service accessions in the ARNG from 68 percent in FY 2000 to 76 percent in FY 2001. Subsequently, Black prior service accessions for the ARNG decreased by just over 8 percent in FY 2001.

Since the inception of the All Volunteer Force, Blacks have been somewhat overrepresented in the active duty ranks, while Whites and Hispanics have been underrepresented as compared to the nation's youth population as a whole. We would expect this to be reflected in the makeup of the Reserve Forces. Table 5.3, however, demonstrates that in the ARNG and ANG, the proportion of prior service Black accessions is lower compared to their representation among the 20- to 39-year-old civilian labor force, the comparable civilian group. In the other components the proportion of prior service Black accessions is higher than in the civilian labor force. Hispanics are underrepresented across the board, with the exception of the USMCR's prior service recruits. In previous years, Whites also have made up a smaller proportion of Reserve accessions than of the comparison group. However, since FY 2000, the proportion of NPS White accessions in the ARNG, USMCR, and ANG was higher than in the civilian comparison groups. Prior service White accessions in the ARNG, USNR, ANG, and USAFR are also higher than in the civilian comparison group.

Table 5.3. FY 2001 Selected Reserve Non-Prior Service and Prior Service Enlisted Accessions, by Race/Ethnicity, and Civilians (Percent)
Race/
Ethnicity
Army National Guard
Army Reserve
Marine Corps Reserve
Air National Guard
Air Force Reserve
Total
DoD
Civilians*
NON-PRIOR SERVICE
White
70.6
57.6
59.8
69.2
76.9
59.4
66.3
64.8
Black
17.8
23.8
20.5
10.8
11.0
27.6
18.9
14.3
Hispanic
7.1
11.9
12.2
14.4
5.3
5.5
9.1
15.6
Other
4.6
6.7
7.5
5.5
6.8
7.6
5.7
5.3
PRIOR SERVICE
White
75.6
53.2
68.9
64.3
75.9
70.3
67.0
67.5
Black
11.7
26.5
16.9
13.7
12.0
17.0
17.5
13.0
Hispanic
7.6
8.7
8.7
16.1
6.4
7.2
8.4
14.2
Other
5.1
11.5
5.5
5.9
5.7
5.5
7.1
5.3
TOTAL ACCESSIONS
White
72.9
55.2
67.2
67.3
76.5
67.0
66.7
  
Black
14.9
25.3
17.6
11.9
11.5
20.2
18.1
  
Hispanic
7.3
10.2
9.3
5.8
5.8
6.7
8.7
  
Other
4.8
9.3
5.8
5.7
6.3
6.1
6.5
  

Columns may not add to total due to rounding.
* NPS civilian comparison is 18- to 24-year-old civilians; prior service civilian comparison is 20- to 39-year-old civilian labor force.
1Army National Guard data provided by Reserve Component Accession Policy. Data presented in this table may differ slightly from the data shown in appendix tables that are taken from DMDC's RCCPDS File.
Also see Appendix Tables C-3 (NPS Race/Ethnicity by Component and Gender) and C-11 (Prior Service Race/Ethnicity by Component and Gender).
Source: Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey File, October 2000 - September 2001.

Across the Reserve Components, among female accessions the proportion of Black women was 24 and 30 percent for NPS and prior service, respectively. Among males recruits, Black men, although more numerous than Black women, accounted for only 11 and 15 percent of NPS and prior service accessions, respectively (see Appendix Tables C-3 and C-11). The USAFR had the highest proportion of Black female NPS recruits (38 percent) while the USAR had the highest proportion of Black female prior service recruits (42 percent).

 

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