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 2009 Active Component Officer Accessions1
Males	6,249	79.35%		3,190	78.42%		1,543	91.95%		3,578	75.95%		14,560	79.42%		7,564,799	44.23%
Females	1,626	20.65%		878	21.58%		135	8.05%		1,133	24.05%		3,772	20.58%		9,540,266	55.77%
TOTAL	7,875	100%		4,068	100%		1,678	100%		4,711	100%		18,332	100%		17,105,065	100%
b.  FY 2009 Active Component Officer Corps2
Males	62,624	82.82%		42,495	84.34%		17,632	94.12%		53,399	81.53%		176,150	83.79%		15,890,092	49.61%
Females	12,995	17.18%		7,890	15.66%		1,101	5.88%		12,097	18.47%		34,083	16.21%		16,138,670	50.39%
TOTAL	75,619	100%		50,385	100%		18,733	100%		65,496	100%		210,233	100%		32,028,762	100%
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.