Table B-23.  FY 2009 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 2008 Active Component Officer Accessions1
Males	5,971	79.68%		3,164	78.63%		1,698	92.38%		2,966	72.32%		13,799	79.05%		7,532,065	44.39%
Females	1,523	20.32%		860	21.37%		140	7.62%		1,135	27.68%		3,658	20.95%		9,435,005	55.61%
TOTAL	7,494	100.00%		4,024	100.00%		1,838	100.00%		4,101	100.00%		17,457	100.00%		16,967,070	100.00%
b.  FY 2008 Active Component Officer Corps2
Males	60,607	83.11%		42,080	84.61%		17,225	94.14%		52,936	81.69%		172,848	84.00%		16,109,951	50.17%
Females	12,321	16.89%		7,655	15.39%		1,072	5.86%		11,869	18.31%		32,917	16.00%		16,003,022	49.83%
TOTAL	72,928	100.00%		49,735	100.00%		18,297	100.00%		64,805	100.00%		205,765	100.00%		32,112,972	100.00%
1. Civilian comparison group includes 21-35 year-old college graduates in the noninstitutional civilian population, October 2008-September 2009 average.
2. Civilian comparison group includes college graduates in the civilian workforce (21-49 years old), September 2009.
Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding.
Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey.