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Active Duty Demographic Profile. Assigned Strength, Gender, Race, Marital, Education and Age Profile of Active Duty Force September 2008. October 2008. Research Assumptions. Assigned Strength of Active Duty Force. 1.4 Million Assigned. * Includes Warrant Officers.
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Active Duty Demographic Profile Assigned Strength, Gender, Race, Marital, Education and Age Profile of Active Duty Force September 2008 October 2008
Assigned Strength of Active Duty Force 1.4 Million Assigned * Includes Warrant Officers
Active Duty Gender Distribution One-Seventh Are Female • Air Force has highest percent of women • 18% Officers • 20% Enlisted * Includes Warrant Officers
Race Profile of Active Duty Force • Over one-fourth are race minorities (25%) • Blacks comprise nearly one-fifth (18%) of active duty force * Includes Black & Other
Half Are Married • Total active duty rate is 55% • Ranges from 45% in Marine Corps to 60% in Air Force • Half of enlisted force (52%) are married • Five-sevenths (70%) of officers are married Marital Profile of Active Duty Force * Includes Warrant Officers ** Numbers do not equal 100% because other marital status not listed.
Almost All Enlisted Are High School Grads • 93% of total DoD enlisted* earned High School Diploma or equivalent and above • 90% of total DoD officers** have a college degree or higher Education Profile of Active Duty Force * Unknowns: Army: 1.4% ** Includes Warrant Officers; Unknowns: Navy: 14.6%, Air Force: 2.9% and Coast Guard 1.1%
Almost Half Are Between 22-30 Yrs • Marine Corps has highest percentage of 18-21 year olds (37%) • Average age of total active duty force is 28 Age Distribution of Active Duty Force * May not add to 100.0% due to rounding