Population Representation 2004 - Selected Reserve Enlisted Accessions and Enlisted Force

SELECTED RESERVE ENLISTED ACCESSIONS AND ENLISTED FORCE

Gender. The proportion of Selected Reserve accessions in FY 2004 who were women was slightly greater (20 percent) than in the Active Components (17 percent). Table 5.5 reflects the gender percentages for NPS and prior service accessions by Component. The USAR and USAFR had the highest proportion of female accessions in the Selected Reserve (25 and 27 percent, respectively), while the USMCR had the lowest (5 percent). In all components, the proportion of prior service female recruits was lower than NPS female recruits.

Table 5.5. FY 2004 Selected Reserve Non-Prior Service and Prior Service Accessions, by Gender (Percent)
Components	Non-Prior Service		Prior Service		Total
Components	Males	Females	Males	Females	Males	Females
Army National Guard	78.7	21.3	86.7	13.3	82.6	17.4
Army Reserve	72.1	27.9	77.5	22.5	75.5	24.5
Naval Reserve	70.3	29.7	81.2	18.8	79.0	21.0
USMC Reserve	95.2	4.8	93.2	0.7	94.7	5.3
Air National Guard	76.7	23.3	83.7	16.3	80.2	19.8
Air Force Reserve	66.4	33.6	76.2	23.8	72.9	27.1
DoD Total	77.8	22.2	82.2	17.8	80.3	19.7
Also see Appendix Tables C-1 (NPS Age by Component and Gender) and C-9 (Prior Service Age by Component and Gender).

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