Table B-25.  Active Component Commissioned Officer Gains and Corps, FY10: by Service and Race/Ethnicity with Civilian Comparison Groups
  SERVICE         CIVILIAN
RACE/ ARMY NAVY MARINE CORPS AIR FORCE TOTAL DoD COLLEGE GRADUATES
ETHNICITY1 #      %      #      %      #      %      #      %      #      %      #        %      
Officer Gains2
White 5,879 76.2% 3,306 78.6% 1,237 70.3% 3,299 72.2% 13,721 75.2% 13,832,533 78.9%
Black 866 11.2% 369 8.8% 52 3.0% 258 5.6% 1,545 8.5% 1,555,034 8.9%
AIAN3 25 0.32% 44 1.0% 11 0.63% 42 0.92% 122 0.67% 75,587 0.43%
Asian 495 6.4% 207 4.9% 56 3.2% 225 4.9% 983 5.4% 1,776,228 10.1%
NHPI4 0 0% 23 0.55% 6 0.34% 18 0.39% 47 0.26% 49,037 0.28%
Two or more 0 0% 137 3.3% 22 1.3% 96 2.1% 255 1.4% 244,971 1.4%
Unknown 450 5.8%   122 2.9%   375 21.3%   631 13.8%   1,578 8.6%   0 NA
TOTAL 7,715 100% 4,208 100% 1,759 100% 4,569 100% 18,251 100% 17,533,390 100%
Hispanic 471 6.1% 319 7.6% 97 5.5% 89 1.9% 976 5.3% 1,480,893 8.4%
Not Hispanic 7,244 93.9%   3,889 92.4%   1,662 94.5%   4,480 98.1%   17,275 94.7%   16,052,498 91.6%
TOTAL 7,715 100% 4,208 100% 1,759 100% 4,569 100% 18,251 100% 17,533,390 100%
Officer Corps5
White 58,583 74.3% 41,549 81.4% 15,780 81.4% 53,102 80.2% 169,014 78.4% 26,271,348 80.8%
Black 10,090 12.8% 3,983 7.8% 964 5.0% 3,831 5.8% 18,868 8.8% 2,776,424 8.5%
AIAN3 372 0.47% 342 0.67% 144 0.74% 304 0.46% 1,162 0.54% 91,708 0.28%
Asian 3,661 4.6% 2,095 4.1% 491 2.5% 2,191 3.3% 8,438 3.9% 2,934,187 9.0%
NHPI4 0 0% 177 0.35% 67 0.35% 219 0.33% 463 0.21% 81,078 0.25%
Two or more 0 0% 1,005 2.0% 250 1.3% 847 1.3% 2,102 1.0% 356,549 1.1%
Unknown 6,187 7.8%   1,908 3.7%   1,681 8.7%   5,707 8.6%   15,483 7.2%   0 NA
TOTAL 78,893 100% 51,059 100% 19,377 100% 66,201 100% 215,530 100% 32,511,294 100%
Hispanic 4,686 5.9% 3,186 6.2% 1,272 6.6% 2,336 3.5% 11,480 5.3% 2,472,066 7.6%
Not Hispanic6 69,812 88.5% 45,681 89.5% 18,105 93.4% 63,832 96.4% 197,430 91.6% 30,039,228 92.4%
Unknown 4,395 5.6%   2,192 4.3%   0 0%   33 0%   6,620 3.1%   0 0%
TOTAL 78,893 100% 51,059 100% 19,377 100% 66,201 100% 215,530 100% 32,511,294 100%
     
  1. The race groupings used in this table reflect the number of individuals who indicate a single racial identity.  Individuals who self-identify as multiracial are counted in the "two or more"
      category.
  2. Comparison group for gains includes 21-35 year-old college graduates in the noninstitutional civilian population, October 2009-September 2010 average.
  3. American Indian, Alaska Native
  4. The Army does not report data on the number of active duty officers or active duty officer gains in either the Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander (NHPI) or "Two or more" category. 
      Caution should be used in comparing the racial composition of the Army’s officer corps or officer gains with those of the other Services.
  5. Comparison group for officers includes college graduates in the civilian workforce, (21-49 years old) September 2010.  Military data are provided by the Defense Manpower
      Data Center (DMDC).
  6. Officer gain data does not contain Unknowns for ethnicity.
      Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding.
      Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey.  Military data are provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).