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Women and Occupational Assignments
The occupational assignments by gender of Selected Reserve officers
are shown in Table 6.9. Nearly 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
27 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 2002 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 |
39.3 |
5.0 |
32.8 |
| Intelligence |
5.4 |
5.7 |
5.5 |
| Engineering and Maintenance |
10.2 |
7.2 |
9.7 |
| Scientists and Professionals |
7.4 |
4.5 |
6.8 |
| Health Care |
15.3 |
49.8 |
21.8 |
| Administration |
5.9 |
12.5 |
7.2 |
| Supply, Procurement, and Allied
Occupations |
9.9 |
10.3 |
9.9 |
| Non-Occupational** |
6.1 |
5.0 |
5.9 |
| Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
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