Table D-36.  Black1 Active Component Officer Gains and Corps by Service with Civilian Comparison Group, FYs 2003-2011
                                           
GAINS SERVICE CIVILIAN
FISCAL ARMY     NAVY     MARINE CORPS     AIR FORCE     TOTAL DoD     COLLEGE GRADS2
YEAR #      %      % Unknown   #      %      % Unknown   #      %      % Unknown   #      %      % Unknown   #      %      % Unknown   %
20032 792 12.5 8.2 355 8.6 4.6 62 4.7 9.1 449 6.4 11.2 1,658 8.8 8.6 8.2
2004 770 12.2 7.9 445 7.8 3.8 48 3.8 30.5 377 6.5 9.3 1,640 8.6 8.6 8.4
2005 743 11.4 8.6 282 7.9 5.1 72 3.7 24.7 336 6.1 11.7 1,433 8.2 10.6 8.1
2006 740 11.0 10.5 326 8.7 4.3 72 4.5 7.8 161 6.7 19.0 1,299 7.9 11.1 8.3
2007 864 11.5 8.8 272 7.0 2.7 70 3.6 9.3 166 3.8 18.9 1,372 7.8 10.0 8.7
2008 926 12.4 7.8 366 9.1 4.3 63 3.4 11.7 219 5.3 19.9 1,574 9.0 10.2 8.6
2009 1,043 13.2 6.8 339 8.3 3.5 71 4.2 7.4 231 4.9 14.2 1,684 9.2 8.0 8.3
2010 866 11.2 5.8 369 8.8 2.9 52 3.0 21.3 258 5.6 13.8 1,545 8.5 8.6 8.9
2011 710 9.8 6.6   278 7.1 2.8   76 4.5 9.1   263 5.9 16.6   1,327 7.7 8.6   8.7
                                           
CORPS SERVICE CIVILIAN
FISCAL ARMY     NAVY     MARINE CORPS     AIR FORCE     TOTAL DoD     COLLEGE GRADS3
YEAR #      %      % Unknown   #      %      % Unknown   #      %      % Unknown   #      %      % Unknown   #      %      % Unknown   %
2003
2004 8,513 12.4 5.9 3,902 7.4 4.1 973 5.8 9.6 4,938 6.7 6.5 18,326 8.6 5.9 8.4
2005 8,611 12.5 6.2 3,857 7.5 4.0 950 5.6 9.3 4,814 6.6 6.5 18,232 8.7 6.0 8.4
2006 8,595 12.4 6.6 3,875 7.7 3.9 954 5.6 7.6 4,466 6.3 7.0 17,890 8.6 6.2 8.4
2007 8,720 12.3 7.7 3,854 7.7 3.8 942 5.3 7.5 3,986 6.1 7.7 17,502 8.6 6.7 9.0
2008 9,135 12.5 8.0 3,903 7.9 3.8 954 5.2 7.8 3,838 5.9 8.2 17,830 8.7 7.0 8.6
2009 9,667 12.8 8.0 3,945 7.8 3.8 964 5.2 7.5 3,804 5.8 8.4 18,380 8.7 7.1 8.9
2010 10,090 12.8 7.8 3,983 7.8 3.7 964 5.0 8.7 3,831 5.8 8.6 18,868 8.8 7.2 8.5
2011 10,331 12.6 8.0   3,951 7.7 3.7   968 4.9 8.5   3,734 5.7 9.0   18,984 8.7 7.3   8.5
                                           
  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 non-institutional civilian population.
  3. Comparison group for corps includes 21-49 year old college graduates in the civilian workforce.
      Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey monthly files.  Military data are provided by the Defense Manpower 
      Data Center (DMDC).