Table D-16.  Female Active Component Commissioned Officer Gains by Service with Civilian Comparison Group, FYs 1973-2010
	SERVICE															CIVILIAN
FISCAL	ARMY			NAVY			MARINE CORPS			AIR FORCE			TOTAL DoD			COLLEGE GRADS
YEAR	#	%		#	%		#	%		#	%		#	%		%
1973	714	6.5%		887	12.0%		87	3.3%		802	7.5%		2,490	7.9%		NA
1974	922	11.1%		776	11.9%		59	3.0%		904	10.6%		2,661	10.5%		NA
1975	955	11.8%		483	8.6%		66	3.0%		1,009	13.1%		2,513	10.7%		NA
1976	943	11.9%		448	7.6%		78	3.8%		815	13.4%		2,284	10.4%		NA
1977	1,208	15.4%		618	10.8%		61	3.6%		1,093	17.3%		2,980	13.8%		44.9%
1978	1,332	14.6%		652	12.0%		56	3.5%		1,341	17.9%		3,381	14.3%		45.1%
1979	1,342	15.6%		729	12.7%		66	4.1%		1,824	18.0%		3,961	15.2%		45.4%
1980	1,333	16.6%		885	14.7%		74	4.9%		1,827	19.3%		4,119	16.5%		46.2%
1981	1,357	16.4%		801	11.9%		85	5.6%		1,288	15.9%		3,531	14.4%		46.5%
1982	1,219	16.8%		749	12.0%		81	4.5%		1,466	16.9%		3,515	14.7%		46.8%
1983	1,201	15.8%		917	13.8%		92	4.8%		1,413	15.6%		3,623	14.4%		47.2%
1984	1,458	17.8%		725	13.4%		67	4.1%		1,561	17.0%		3,811	15.6%		48.1%
1985	1,426	17.7%		827	11.9%		53	3.8%		1,624	17.8%		3,930	15.4%		48.8%
1986	1,368	18.1%		919	13.6%		47	3.0%		1,433	18.6%		3,767	15.9%		48.8%
1987	1,315	19.4%		598	10.3%		65	4.7%		1,367	20.3%		3,345	16.2%		48.9%
1988	1,218	17.9%		712	12.0%		52	3.9%		1,450	21.7%		3,432	16.5%		49.2%
1989	1,335	17.9%		807	13.6%		79	4.8%		1,617	21.8%		3,838	17.1%		50.1%
1990	1,226	19.0%		998	16.1%		45	3.3%		1,142	21.7%		3,411	17.7%		50.6%
1991	1,093	19.8%		788	16.4%		56	4.3%		1,130	22.4%		3,067	18.4%		51.1%
1992	982	18.6%		923	19.0%		36	2.6%		1,004	21.2%		2,945	18.2%		50.8%
1993	965	18.9%		706	17.7%		59	5.7%		1,007	21.5%		2,737	18.5%		51.0%
1994	1,111	19.5%		661	16.3%		72	5.9%		1,096	23.1%		2,940	18.7%		51.3%
1995	1,071	19.2%		717	17.7%		83	6.0%		1,073	22.0%		2,944	18.6%		51.5%
1996	816	16.4%		623	16.2%		109	7.0%		1,110	24.3%		2,658	17.8%		52.2%
1997	1,121	19.5%		687	17.3%		104	7.3%		1,131	24.7%		3,043	19.4%		52.6%
1998	1,053	19.6%		689	17.2%		132	9.2%		1,107	23.2%		2,981	19.1%		53.2%
1999	1,142	21.5%		820	18.2%		115	8.0%		1,209	23.8%		3,286	20.1%		53.6%
2000	1,198	20.6%		904	18.8%		119	8.1%		1,211	22.2%		3,432	19.6%		53.3%
2001	1,256	21.2%		951	18.9%		131	9.3%		1,190	22.8%		3,528	20.1%		53.8%
2002	1,284	20.0%		970	18.2%		167	8.2%		1,690	21.9%		4,111	19.1%		54.2%
2003	1,394	22.0%		796	19.3%		127	9.6%		1,600	22.8%		3,917	20.8%		54.6%
2004	1,362	21.6%		1,079	18.9%		122	9.8%		1,402	24.1%		3,965	20.8%		54.1%
2005	1,318	20.2%		716	20.0%		140	7.3%		1,366	24.9%		3,540	20.2%		54.9%
2006	1,371	20.4%		742	19.8%		132	8.3%		1,058	24.0%		3,303	20.0%		55.0%
2007	1,488	19.8%		792	20.5%		150	7.8%		1,087	24.8%		3,517	19.9%		54.9%
2008	1,523	20.3%		860	21.4%		140	7.6%		1,135	27.7%		3,658	21.0%		55.6%
2009	1,626	20.6%		878	21.6%		135	8.0%		1,133	24.1%		3,772	20.6%		55.8%
2010	1,582	20.5%		925	22.0%		143	8.1%		1,167	25.5%		3,817	20.9%		55.8%
Percents are percent of officer gains that are females in that year.
Source:  Civilian data 1970-1972 from Labor Force Statistics derived from the Current Population Survey, 1948-1987 (Washington, DC:  Bureau
of Labor Statistics, August, 1988); Civilian data 1973-present from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey monthly files. Civilian data
prior to 1989 represent calendar year. Service data 1970-1972 from Patterson, D. A., & Haskins, J. A.,  The Air Force, Conscription, and the
All-Volunteer Force (Montgomery, AL:  Air University Press, December 1987); and OASD (FMP)(MPP)(AP). Service data 1973-present from
Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).