Table B-23.  FY 2007 Active Component Officer Accessions and Officer Corps by Gender and Service with Civilian Comparison Groups
  SERVICE         CIVILIAN
ARMY   NAVY   MARINE CORPS   AIR FORCE   TOTAL DoD   COLLEGE GRADUATES
GENDER   #   %     #   %     #   %     #   %     #   %     #   %
a.  FY 2007 Active Component Officer Accessions1
Males 6,047 80.25% 3,068 79.48% 1,778 92.22% 3,303 75.24% 14,196 80.14% 7,456,745 45.06%
Females 1,488 19.75% 792 20.52% 150 7.78% 1,087 24.76% 3,517 19.86% 9,090,142 54.94%
TOTAL 7,535 100.00%   3,860 100.00%   1,928 100.00%   4,390 100.00%   17,713 100.00%   16,546,888 100.00%
b.  FY 2007 Active Component Officer Corps2
Males 59,015 83.31% 42,297 84.90% 16,775 94.22% 53,887 81.99% 171,974 84.22% 15,776,154 50.22%
Females 11,824 16.69% 7,525 15.10% 1,029 5.78% 11,835 18.01% 32,213 15.78% 15,635,581 49.78%
TOTAL 70,839 100.00%   49,822 100.00%   17,804 100.00%   65,722 100.00%   204,187 100.00%   31,411,735 100.00%
     
  1. Civilian comparison group includes 21-35 year-old college graduates in the noninstitutional civilian population, October 2006-September 2007 average.
  2. Civilian comparison group includes college graduates in the civilian workforce (21-49 years old), September 2007.
      Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding.
      Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey.