Table D-16.  Female Active Component Commissioned Officer Gains by Service with Civilian Comparison Group, FYs 1973-2012

       
  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
2011 1,468 20.3 931 23.8 161 9.5 1,138 25.3 3,698 21.4 56.0
2012 1,282 21.0 936 23.0 128 8.6 1,270 27.6 3,616 22.2 55.9
     
  Note:  Officer gains reflect an addition to the officer ranks. This addition can reflect a new accession, a movement from 
      another component, or the return of the officer to the same component.  The OSD definition of an officer gain is a 
      transaction in a database that reflects the addition of an SSN that was not in the previous file.
  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).