Women and Occupational Assignments

The occupational assignments by gender of Selected Reserve officers are shown in Table 6.9. Half of all female officers are assigned to health care positions, 13 percent to administration positions, and 10 percent to supply, procurement and allied occupations. As indicated in Appendix Table C-31, the assignment of women into officer occupational areas differs by component. Across components, female officers serving in health care positions range from 28 percent in the ARNG to 59 percent in the USAR. Two percent of USAR female officers hold tactical operations positions compared to 9 percent in the ANG. As in the Selected Reserve enlisted force, reasons for this distribution include the differing missions of each component; the occupational preferences of female officers; the number of female officers in Active Components possessing such skills who join a Selected Reserve unit after separation from active duty; the proportion of technical skill unit vacancies; and direct ground combat exclusion policies.

Table 6.9. FY 2001 Occupational Areas of Selected Reserve Officer Corps, by Gender (Percent)
Occupational Area	Male	Female	Total
General Officers and Executives*	0.6	0.1	0.5
Tactical Operations	39.9	4.8	33.4
Intelligence	5.3	5.6	5.4
Engineering and Maintenance	10.2	7.2	9.7
Scientists and Professionals	7.2	4.2	6.7
Health Care	14.8	50.3	21.4
Administration	6.1	12.9	7.3
Supply, Procurement, and Allied Occupations	10.2	10.3	10.2
Non-Occupational**	5.8	4.6	5.5
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0
Columns may not add to total due to rounding. *Calculations do not include 644 male and 21 female O-6 officers classified as general or executive officers by the Services. **Non-occupational includes patients, students, those with unassigned duties, and unknowns. Also see Appendix Table C-31 (Occupational Area by Component and Gender).

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