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Women
in the Military & Women Veterans
Active Duty Service Personnel by Branch of Service
Officer/Enlisted Status & Sex as of 30 September 2011
Branch of Service & Status* |
Number of Women |
Number of
Men |
Total |
Women as a Percentage
of Total |
Department of Defense**
Officer
Enlisted
Total |
37,899
166,815
204,714 |
200,204
1,006,507
1,206,711 |
238,103
1,173,322
1,411,425 |
15.9%
14.2%
14.5% |
Army
Officer
Enlisted
Total |
15,760
60,255
76,015 |
81,791
403,631
485,422 |
97,551
463,886
561,437 |
16.1
13.0
13.5 |
Navy
Officer
Enlisted
Total |
8,520
43,896
52,416 |
44,689
223,036
267,725 |
53,209
266,932
320,141 |
16.0
16.4
16.3 |
Marine Corps
Officer
Enlisted
Total |
1,328
12,363
13,691 |
20,537
166,798
187,335 |
21,865
179,161
201,026 |
5.8
6.9
6.8 |
Air Force
Officer
Enlisted
Total |
12,291
50,301
62,592 |
53,187
213,042
266,229 |
65,478
263,343
328,821 |
18.8
19.1
19.0 |
Coast Guard
Officer
Enlisted
Total |
1,345
4,454
5,799 |
7,080
29,132
36,212 |
8,425
33,586
42,011 |
15.9
13.3
13.8 |
*Officers include Warrant Officers. ** Does not include Coast Guard which in peacetime is part of the Department of Homeland Security
Source: U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Manpower Data Center, unpublished data as of 30 September 2011 Compiled by the Women Research & Education Institute, April 2012.
Figures in MS Word format
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For more information
about WREI's Women in the Military Project
contact:
Lory
Manning
Project Director
(202) 280-2719,
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