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* Includes Marine Corps
Active Duty Demographic Profile
Assigned Strength, Gender, Race, Marital, Education and Age Profile of Active Duty Force
September 2008
October 2008
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* Includes Marine Corps 2 October 2008
Research Assumptions
Officers Includes Warrant Officers
Data Source Data were extracted from Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) manpower and personnel files.
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* Includes Marine Corps 3 October 2008
Assigned Strength of Active Duty ForceSeptember 2008
Service Enlisted Officers* Total Percentage
Army 452,065 87,610 539,675 37.8%
Navy 275,296 51,388 326,684 22.9%
Marine Corps 178,213 20,202 198,415 13.9%
Air Force 258,095 64,805 322,900 22.6%
Coast Guard 33,228 8,134 41,362 2.9%
Total 1,196,897 232,139 1,429,036 100%
1.4 Million Assigned* Includes Warrant Officers
Percentage of Active Duty by Service
Navy, 22.9%
Army, 37.8%Air Force, 22.6%
Coast Guard, 2.9%
Marine Corps, 13.9%
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* Includes Marine Corps 4 October 2008
Active Duty Gender Distribution
Air Force has highest percent of women
18% Officers
20% Enlisted
Air Force has highest percent of women
18% Officers
20% Enlisted
* Includes Warrant Officers
One-Seventh Are Female
14%15.3%
11.6%14.9%
19.9%18.3%
6.2%5.8%
15%15.1%
13.2%15.5%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20%
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Air Force
Coast Guard
Total
Percent Female, September 2008
Enlisted
Officers*
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* Includes Marine Corps 5 October 2008
Race Profile of Active Duty Force
* Includes Black & Other
Over one-fourth are race minorities (25%)
Blacks comprise nearly one-fifth (18%) of active duty force
Over one-fourth are race minorities (25%)
Blacks comprise nearly one-fifth (18%) of active duty force
Race Distribution, September 2008
Service % White % Minorities* % Black % Other
Army 73.9% 26.1% 21.5% 4.6%
Navy 66.2% 33.8% 19.3% 14.4%
Marine Corps 83.7% 16.3% 11.1% 5.2%
Air Force 78.1% 21.9% 15.6% 6.3%
Coast Guard 82% 18% 6.1% 11.9%
Total 74.6% 25.4% 17.8% 7.6%
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* Includes Marine Corps 6 October 2008
Marital Profile of Active Duty Force
* Includes Warrant Officers
** Numbers do not equal 100% because other marital status not listed.
Total active duty rate is 55%
Ranges from 45% in Marine Corps to 60% in Air Force
Half of enlisted force (52%) are married
Five-sevenths (70%) of officers are married
Total active duty rate is 55%
Ranges from 45% in Marine Corps to 60% in Air Force
Half of enlisted force (52%) are married
Five-sevenths (70%) of officers are married
Half Are Married
53.7
%69
.9%
51.3
%69
.3%
42.6
%67
.8%
57.3
%71
.7%
54.8
%73
.8%
52.3
%70
.2%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
Army Navy MarineCorps
Air Force Coast Guard Total
Percentage Married, September 2008
Enlisted Officers*
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* Includes Marine Corps 7 October 2008
Education Profile of Active Duty Force
92.5%
99.5%
99.9%
96.1%
94.6%
84.9%
75% 80% 85% 90% 95% 100%
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Air Force
Coast Guard
Total
Enlisted*, September 2008Percent HSDG or Equivalent & Above
93% of total DoD enlisted* earned High School Diploma or equivalent and above
90% of total DoD officers** have a college degree or higher
93% of total DoD enlisted* earned High School Diploma or equivalent and above
90% of total DoD officers** have a college degree or higher
Almost All Enlisted Are High
School Grads
* Unknowns: Army: 1.4%
** Includes Warrant Officers; Unknowns: Navy: 14.6%, Air Force: 2.9% and Coast Guard 1.1%
89.3%
53.4%
99%
88.8%
89%
85.8%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Air Force
Coast Guard
Total
Officers**, September 2008Percent with BA/BS & Above
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* Includes Marine Corps 8 October 2008
Age Distribution of Active Duty Force
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Army Navy MarineCorps
AirForce
CoastGuard
Total
Percentage Distribution by Age,September 2008
51-59
41-50
31-40
22-30
18-21
* May not add to 100.0% due to rounding
Marine Corps has highest percentage of 18-21 year olds (37%)
Average age of total active duty force is 28
Marine Corps has highest percentage of 18-21 year olds (37%)
Average age of total active duty force is 28
Almost Half Are Between 22-30 Yrs
Service 18-21 22-30 31-40 41-50 51-59 Average Age
Army 18.3% 48% 25.6% 7.9% 0.7% 29
Navy 18.6% 46% 26.3% 8.3% 0.8% 29
Marine Corps 36.9% 46% 14% 3.1% 0.2% 25
Air Force 14.4% 46% 28.3% 10% 0.6% 30
Coast Guard 12.2% 48% 27% 12% 1% 30
Total 19.9% 47% 24.8% 8% 0.6% 28