Table D-16.  Female Active Component Officer Accessions by Service with Civilian Comparison Group, FYs 1973-2009
  SERVICE         CIVILIAN
FISCAL ARMY   NAVY   MARINE CORPS   AIR FORCE   TOTAL DoD   COLLEGE GRADS
YEAR #      %        #      %        #      %        #      %        #      %        %
1973 714 6.53% 887 12.04% 87 3.31% 802 7.54% 2,490 7.89% NA
1974 922 11.13% 776 11.93% 59 3.00% 904 10.58% 2,661 10.52% NA
1975 955 11.84% 483 8.57% 66 2.98% 1,009 13.13% 2,513 10.65% NA
1976 943 11.87% 448 7.58% 78 3.83% 815 13.37% 2,284 10.39% NA
1977 1,208 15.36% 618 10.81% 61 3.61% 1,093 17.28% 2,980 13.80% 44.9%
1978 1,332 14.62% 652 12.02% 56 3.47% 1,341 17.89% 3,381 14.30% 45.1%
1979 1,342 15.64% 729 12.70% 66 4.06% 1,824 18.00% 3,961 15.19% 45.4%
1980 1,333 16.55% 885 14.71% 74 4.86% 1,827 19.33% 4,119 16.45% 46.2%
1981 1,357 16.44% 801 11.94% 85 5.64% 1,288 15.93% 3,531 14.38% 46.5%
1982 1,219 16.82% 749 11.96% 81 4.54% 1,466 16.85% 3,515 14.65% 46.8%
1983 1,201 15.77% 917 13.84% 92 4.78% 1,413 15.64% 3,623 14.38% 47.2%
1984 1,458 17.81% 725 13.41% 67 4.12% 1,561 17.02% 3,811 15.63% 48.1%
1985 1,426 17.71% 827 11.91% 53 3.77% 1,624 17.83% 3,930 15.41% 48.8%
1986 1,368 18.09% 919 13.57% 47 2.95% 1,433 18.55% 3,767 15.92% 48.8%
1987 1,315 19.36% 598 10.34% 65 4.73% 1,367 20.31% 3,345 16.18% 48.9%
1988 1,218 17.86% 712 12.02% 52 3.85% 1,450 21.71% 3,432 16.52% 49.2%
1989 1,335 17.90% 807 13.58% 79 4.78% 1,617 21.77% 3,838 17.07% 50.1%
1990 1,226 18.99% 998 16.14% 45 3.25% 1,142 21.65% 3,411 17.67% 50.6%
1991 1,093 19.76% 788 16.37% 56 4.33% 1,130 22.44% 3,067 18.40% 51.1%
1992 982 18.64% 923 19.03% 36 2.61% 1,004 21.22% 2,945 18.15% 50.8%
1993 965 18.91% 706 17.69% 59 5.67% 1,007 21.50% 2,737 18.47% 51.0%
1994 1,111 19.48% 661 16.32% 72 5.90% 1,096 23.05% 2,940 18.69% 51.3%
1995 1,071 19.20% 717 17.74% 83 6.00% 1,073 22.03% 2,944 18.55% 51.5%
1996 816 16.44% 623 16.15% 109 6.96% 1,110 24.31% 2,658 17.78% 52.2%
1997 1,121 19.54% 687 17.26% 104 7.28% 1,131 24.73% 3,043 19.36% 52.6%
1998 1,053 19.57% 689 17.19% 132 9.15% 1,107 23.24% 2,981 19.12% 53.2%
1999 1,142 21.53% 820 18.15% 115 7.95% 1,209 23.75% 3,286 20.09% 53.6%
2000 1,198 20.58% 904 18.83% 119 8.10% 1,211 22.19% 3,432 19.56% 53.3%
2001 1,256 21.16% 951 18.94% 131 9.28% 1,190 22.84% 3,528 20.07% 53.8%
2002 1,284 19.99% 970 18.16% 167 8.18% 1,690 21.91% 4,111 19.10% 54.2%
2003 1,394 22.01% 796 19.31% 127 9.60% 1,600 22.77% 3,917 20.83% 54.6%
2004 1,362 21.61% 1,079 18.93% 122 9.75% 1,402 24.05% 3,965 20.78% 54.1%
2005 1,318 20.22% 716 19.99% 140 7.26% 1,366 24.92% 3,540 20.22% 54.9%
2006 1,371 20.36% 742 19.80% 132 8.30% 1,058 24.00% 3,303 20.00% 55.0%
2007 1,488 19.75% 792 20.52% 150 7.78% 1,087 24.76% 3,517 19.86% 54.9%
2008 1,523 20.32% 860 21.37% 140 7.62% 1,135 27.68% 3,658 20.95% 55.6%
2009 1,626 20.65% 878 21.58% 135 8.05% 1,133 24.05% 3,772 20.58% 55.8%
     
    Source: Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey monthly files, age 21-35.  Civilian data prior to 1989 represent
    calendar year.