FY04 Profile of Marine Corps Then and Now in the Marine Corps 1 16.1 Comparison to other Active-Duty Services, FY04 FY04 Profile of Marine Corps * Includes American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian/Pacific Islander, and other/unknown Then and Now in the Marine Corps Racial/Ethnic and Gender Composition of the Marine Corps 16.1 15.3 13.7 8.6 12.6 11.9 6.0 6.1 4.4 Women in the Military Dr. Betty D. Maxfield, Chief Office of Army Demographics E-mail: Betty.Maxfield@hqda.army.mil 1

TOTAL Strength by Race/Ethnicity Active-Duty Marine Corps The following data are based on numbers provided by the Marine Corps to the Defense Manpower Data Center, and are valid as of September 15, 2004. Enlisted – Race/Ethnicity and Gender White Black Hispanic Other TOTAL Male 63.7% 12.1% 14.2% 10.0% 148,724 Female 50.8% 18.3% 19.2% 11.7% 9,654 Total 62.9% 12.5% 14.5% 10.1% 158,378 TOTAL STRENGTH of the MARINE CORPS Education Officer Warrant Enlisted GED/HSDG* 2.1% 73.2% 95.2% Coll./AA 0.6% 12.5% 2.5% BA/BS 79.5% 11.3% 1.1% MA/PhD 17.6% 3.0% 0.2% Other/Unk 0.2% 0% 1.0% TOTAL Strength by Race/Ethnicity 216,665 White Black Hispanic Other TOTAL *General Equivalency Diploma/ High School Diploma Graduate MARINE CORPS RESERVE – Race/Ethnicity and Grade Officer 83.0% 4.1% 4.6% 8.3% 3,097 Warrant 71.8% 11.4% 6.0% 10.8% 369 Enlisted 65.8% 9.3% 14.6% 10.3% 36,178 Total 67.2% 8.9% 13.7% 10.2% 39,644 Married by Gender Officer Warrant Enlisted TOTAL TOTAL MARRIED Male 70.8% 90.9% 41.5% 44.8% 74,534 Female 41.1% 62.7% 40.2% 40.5% 4,353 Total 69.1% 89.2% 41.4% 44.6% 78,887 Active-Duty Marine Corps Dual Military Marriages (pct of all marriages) White Black Hispanic Other TOTAL Male 65.0% 11.5% 13.4% 10.1% 166,285 Female 52.3% 17.5% 18.1% 12.1% 10,736 Total 64.3% 11.9% 13.7% 177,021 TOTAL ACTIVE - Race/Ethnicity and Gender Officer Warrant Enlisted TOTAL Male 3.4% 4.1% 5.5% 5.1% Female 58.3% 56.8% 65.3% 64.5% Total 5.3% 6.4% 9.0% 8.4% 17-20 21-24 25-29 30-39 40 & Over Age Groups Officer 0% 10.2% 25.1% 45.7% 19.0% Warrant 0% 1.9% 68.2% 29.9% Enlisted 30.1% 37.4% 16.6% 12.8% 3.1% Spouses Children Other Dependents TOTAL 72,080 104,066 444 176,590 Family Members White Black Hispanic Other TOTAL Male 77.5% 5.4% 6.1% 11.0% 15,778 Female 68.7% 8.2% 7.9% 15.2% 964 Total 77.0% 5.6% 6.2% 11.2% 16,742 Commissioned Officer - Race/Ethnicity and Gender Sole Parents (Single with Children) Soldiers with Children Officer Warrant Enlisted TOTAL Warrant Officer – Race/Ethnicity and Gender White Black Hispanic Other TOTAL Commissioned/ Warrant Enlisted TOTAL 50.8% 84.6% 27.9% 30.6% Male 68.4% 13.6% 8.9% 9.1% 1,783 Female 47.5% 28.0% 13.6% 10.9% 118 Total 67.1% 14.5% 9.2% 1,901 2.3% 2.9% 2.8% Average number of children (for Soldiers with children): 2