* Includes Marine Corps

Active Duty Demographic Profile

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

September 2007

July 2008

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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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Assigned Strength of Active Duty ForceSeptember 2007

Service Enlisted Officers Total Percentage

Army 433,101 84,682 517,783 36.8%

Navy 280,838 51,431 332,269 23.6%

Marine Corps 166,741 19,684 186,425 13.3%

Air Force 263,372 65,722 329,094 23.4%

Coast Guard 32,599 8,051 40,650 2.9%

Total 1,176,651 229,570 1,406,221 100.0%

1.4 Million Assigned* Includes Warrant Officers

Percentage of Active Duty by Service

Marine Corps, 13.3%

Navy, 23.6%

Army, 36.8%Air Force, 23.4%

Coast Guard, 2.9%

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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

15.1%14.1%

14.4%11.6%

18.0%20.0%

5.8%6.3%

14.8%14.7%

15.3%13.4%

0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0%

Army

Navy

Marine Corps

Air Force

Coast Guard

Total

Percent Female, September 2007

Officers

Enlisted

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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 2007

Service % White % Minorities* % Black % Other

Army 73.6% 26.4% 21.8% 4.6%

Navy 67.3% 32.7% 19.4% 13.3%

Marine Corps 83.5% 16.5% 11.4% 5.1%

Air Force 78.4% 21.6% 15.6% 5.9%

Coast Guard 82.8% 17.2% 6.4% 10.7%

Total 74.8% 25.2% 18.0% 7.2%

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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 61% in Air Force

Half of enlisted force (52%) are married

Five-sevenths (71%) of officers are married

Total active duty rate is 55%

Ranges from 45% in Marine Corps to 61% in Air Force

Half of enlisted force (52%) are married

Five-sevenths (71%) of officers are married

Half Are Married

52.7

%70

.1%

52.4

%69

.9%

42.3

%68

.6%

57.7

%72

.0%

54.5

%73

.9%

52.3

%70

.6%

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

Army Navy MarineCorps

Air Force CoastGuard

Total

Percent Married, September 2007

Enlisted Officers*

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Education Profile of Active Duty Force

93.0%

99.5%

99.9%

96.4%

94.3%

86.1%

75.0% 80.0% 85.0% 90.0% 95.0% 100.0%

Army

Navy

Marine Corps

Air Force

Coast Guard

Total

Enlisted*, September 2007Percent 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: 1.7%, Marines: 0.6%, Navy: 0.5% and Coast Guard 0.4%

** Includes Warrant Officers; Unknowns: Air Force: 2.7%, Navy 13.0% and Coast Guard 1.1%

89.6%

55.7%

98.8%

89.0%

88.3%

86.8%

0.0% 20.0% 40.0% 60.0% 80.0% 100.0%

Army

Navy

Marine Corps

Air Force

Coast Guard

Total

Officers**, September 2007Percent with BA/BS & Above

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Age Distribution of Active Duty Force

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Army Navy MarineCorps

Air Force CoastGuard

Total

Percentage Distribution by Age Group,September 2007

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 19.0% 47.0% 25.7% 7.7% 0.6% 29

Navy 18.8% 45.7% 26.4% 8.4% 0.7% 29

Marine Corps 37.3% 44.6% 14.6% 3.3% 0.2% 25

Air Force 14.3% 46.3% 28.2% 10.6% 0.6% 30

Coast Guard 12.3% 47.7% 26.6% 12.6% 0.8% 30

Total 20.1% 46.2% 25.0% 8.1% 0.6% 28