us military active duty demographic profile

* Includes Marine Corps

Active Duty Demographic Profile

Assigned Strength, Gender, Race, Marital, Education and Age Profile of Active Duty Force

September 2008

October 2008

Information and Technology for Better Decision MakingMD DC

* 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.



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%



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*



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%



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*



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



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