Table C-19.  FY 2008 Selected Reserve Officer Gains and Officers by Gender, Marital Status, and Component with Civilian Comparison Groups
  COMPONENT TOTAL CIVILIAN
GENDER ARNG USAR USNR USMCR ANG USAFR    DoD    COLLEGE GRADUATES1, 2
a.  FY 2008 Reserve Officer Gains
Male
   Married 44.89% 50.12% 62.06% 61.89% 65.99% 73.44% 54.81% 46.48%
   Unmarried 55.11% 49.88% 37.94% 38.11% 34.01% 26.56% 45.19% 53.52%
Female
   Married 38.92% 35.48% 47.25% 52.94% 55.95% 56.14% 43.23% 51.44%
   Unmarried 61.08% 64.52% 52.75% 47.06% 44.05% 43.86% 56.77% 48.56%
TOTAL
   Married 43.97% 46.19% 59.54% 61.23% 63.96% 68.23% 52.43% 49.24%
   Unmarried 56.03% 53.81% 40.46% 38.77% 36.04% 31.77% 47.57% 50.76%
b.  FY 2008 Reserve Component Officers
Male
   Married 70.37% 74.58% 75.92% 78.69% 81.13% 80.58% 75.21% 69.87%
   Unmarried 29.63% 25.42% 24.08% 21.31% 18.87% 19.42% 24.79% 30.13%
Female
   Married 49.13% 52.56% 57.86% 61.39% 60.71% 64.64% 55.73% 61.95%
   Unmarried 50.87% 47.44% 42.14% 38.61% 39.29% 35.36% 44.27% 38.05%
TOTAL
   Married 67.71% 69.17% 73.01% 77.58% 77.69% 76.57% 71.58% 66.05%
   Unmarried 32.29% 30.83% 26.99% 22.42% 22.31% 23.43% 28.42% 33.95%
   
  1. Comparison group for gains includes 21-35 year-old college graduates in the noninstitutional civilian population, October 2007-September 2008 average.
  2. Comparison group for reserve component officer corps includes college graduates in the civilian workforce (21 years and older), September 2008.
      Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey.