1. FY04 Profile of Navy Then and Now in the Navy 1 18.9 18.6 16.3 13.8
Comparison to other Active-Duty Services, FY04
FY04
Profile of
Navy
* Includes American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian/Pacific Islander and other/unknown
Then and Now in the Navy
Racial/Ethnic and Gender Composition of the Navy
16.3
18.9
18.6
9.3
11.3
8.6
14.5
13.8
6.6
Women in the Military
Dr. Betty D. Maxfield, Chief
Office of Army Demographics 1

2. TOTAL Strength by Race/Ethnicity
The following data are based on numbers provided by the Navy 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
59.6%
19.2%
9.0%
12.2%
268,575
Female
47.7%
30.5%
10.2%
11.6%
45,318
Total
57.9%
20.8%
9.2%
12.1%
313,893
TOTAL STRENGTH of the NAVY
Education
Officer
Warrant
Enlisted
GED/HSDG*
0.4%
2.4%
90.9%
Coll./AA
9.5%
69.6%
3.8%
BA/BS
56.7%
8.0%
2.6%
MA/PhD
16.2%
13.6%
0.2%
Other/Unk
17.2%
6.4%
2.5%
TOTAL Strength by Race/Ethnicity
450,775
NAVY RESERVE – Race/Ethnicity and Grade
White
Black
Hispanic
Other
TOTAL
*General Equivalency Diploma/ High School Diploma Graduate
Officer
75.4%
4.7%
3.5%
16.4%
18,014
Warrant
67.0%
7.6%
3.8%
21.6%
185
Enlisted
59.4%
18.0%
10.3%
12.3%
64,359
Total
62.9%
15.0%
8.8%
13.3%
82,558
Married by Gender
Officer
Warrant
Enlisted
TOTAL
TOTAL MARRIED
Male
69.8%
78.1%
52.5%
55.1%
173,460
Female
46.9%
48.9%
37.7%
39.1%
20,883
Total
66.3%
76.5%
50.4%
52.8%
194,343
Active-Duty Navy
Dual Military Marriages (pct of all marriages)
Officer
Warrant
Enlisted
TOTAL
Male
3.5%
2.3%
5.8%
5.4%
Female
33.8%
27.3%
48.5%
45.8%
Total
6.7%
3.2%
10.4%
9.7%
White
Black
Hispanic
Other
TOTAL
Male
62.8%
17.4%
8.4%
11.4%
314,779
Female
51.6%
27.6%
9.5%
11.3%
53,438
Total
61.2%
18.9%
8.6%
368,217
TOTAL ACTIVE - Race/Ethnicity and Gender
17-20
21-24
25-29
30-39
40 & Over
Officer 0%
9.2%
21.3%
40.4%
29.1%
Warrant
29.3%
70.7%
Enlisted
15.7%
30.2%
21.0%
25.5%
7.6%
Age Groups
Family Members
White
Black
Hispanic
Other
TOTAL
Male
81.6%
6.5%
5.1%
6.8%
44,677
Female
73.7%
11.5%
5.5%
9.3%
8,030
Total
80.4%
7.2%
5.2%
52,707
Commissioned Officer - Race/Ethnicity and Gender
Spouses
Children
Other Dependents
TOTAL
180,532
306,844
2,411
489,787
Commissioned/ Warrant
Enlisted
TOTAL
4.8%
6.0%
5.8%
Sole Parents (Single with Children)
Average number of children (for Sailors with children): 2
52.0%
82.0%
40.5%
42.3%
Officer
Warrant
Sailors with Children
Warrant Officer - Race/Ethnicity and Gender
White
Black
Hispanic
Other
TOTAL
Male
71.3%
19.1%
2.2%
7.4%
1,527
Female
61.1%
32.2%
1.1%
5.6% 90
Total
70.7%
19.8%
2.1%
1,617