* Includes Marine Corps Active Duty Demographic Profile Assigned Strength, Gender, Race, Marital, Education and Age Profile of Active Duty Force September 2011 October 2011
Information and Technology for Better Decision Making MDDC * Includes Marine Corps2October 2011 Research Assumptions Officers Includes Warrant Officers Data Source Data were extracted from Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) manpower and personnel files.
Information and Technology for Better Decision Making MDDC * Includes Marine Corps3October 2011 Assigned Strength of Active Duty Force September 2011 Service EnlistedOfficers*TotalPercentage Army 463,88697,551561, % Navy 266,93253,209320, % Marine Corps 179,16121,865201, % Air Force 263,34365,478328, % Total 1,173,322238,1031,411,425100% 1.4 Million Assigned * Includes Warrant Officers
Information and Technology for Better Decision Making MDDC * Includes Marine Corps4October 2011 Active Duty Gender Distribution Air Force has highest percent of women 19.1% Officers 18.8% Enlisted Air Force has highest percent of women 19.1% Officers 18.8% Enlisted * Includes Warrant Officers One-Seventh Are Female
Information and Technology for Better Decision Making MDDC * Includes Marine Corps5 October 2011 Race Profile of Active Duty Force * Includes Black & Other Over one-fourth are race minorities (26.6%) Blacks comprise nearly one-fifth (17.8%) of active duty force Over one-fourth are race minorities (26.6%) Blacks comprise nearly one-fifth (17.8%) of active duty force Race Distribution, September 2010 Service % White% Minorities*% Black% Other Army 73.4%26.6%21.6%5.0% Navy 63.1%36.9%18%18.9% Marine Corps 83.4%16.6%10.9%5.7% Air Force 77.3%22.7%15.2%7.5% Total 73.3%26.7%17.8%8.9%
Information and Technology for Better Decision Making MDDC * Includes Marine Corps6October 2011 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 56.6% Ranges from 48.9% in Marine Corps to 58.8% in Air Force Half of enlisted force (54%) are married Five-sevenths (69.6%) of officers are married Total active duty rate is 56.6% Ranges from 48.9% in Marine Corps to 58.8% in Air Force Half of enlisted force (54%) are married Five-sevenths (69.6%) of officers are married Half Are Married
Information and Technology for Better Decision Making MDDC * Includes Marine Corps7October 2011 Education Profile of Active Duty Force 94.4% of total DoD enlisted* earned High School Diploma and above 90.5% of total DoD officers** have a college degree or higher 94.4% of total DoD enlisted* earned High School Diploma and above 90.5% of total DoD officers** have a college degree or higher Almost All Enlisted Are High School Grads * Unknowns: Army: 1% and Navy: 2% ** Includes Warrant Officers; Unknowns: Army: 2%, Navy: 34% and Air Force: 3% *** High School alternative credentials does not count as High School graduate or equivalent in this table.
Information and Technology for Better Decision Making MDDC * Includes Marine Corps8October 2011 Age Distribution of Active Duty Force Service Average Age Army 15.7%47.8%26.5%9.2%0.8%29.2 Navy 15.6%49.2%26.1%8.2%0.9%28.9 Marine Corps 32.6%48.6%15.1%3.5%0.2%25.5 Air Force 13.8%48.4%28.2%8.9%0.6%29.3 Total 17.6%48.4%25.2%8.1%0.7%28.6 * May not add to 100.0% due to rounding Marine Corps has highest percentage of year olds (32.6%) Average age of total active duty force is 28.6 Marine Corps has highest percentage of year olds (32.6%) Average age of total active duty force is 28.6 Almost Half Are Between Yrs