Population Representation in the Military Services: Fiscal Year 2002

Abstract

This is the 29th annual Department of Defense (DoD) report on social representation in the U.S. Military Services, including the Coast Guard. The seven chapters and accompanying technical appendices provide data and comments on demographic, educational, and aptitude characteristics of applicants, new recruits, and enlisted and officer members of the Active and Reserve Components. Except where otherwise noted, data are provided by Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC). Due to differences in data flow and definitions, values provided will not always match official figures reported by the Directorate for Information Operations and Reports, other Department of Defense agencies, or the military services. This report covers fiscal year (FY) 2002, from October 1, 2001, to September 30, 2002. The FY 2002 end-strength of the Active Components was slightly less than 1.4 million and the Selected Reserve (comprising the Army National Guard, Army Reserve, Naval Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, Air National Guard, and Air Force Reserve) totaled more than 874,000. Additionally, there were more than 312,000 people in the Individual Ready Reserve/Inactive National Guard. In FY 2002, approximately 182,000 non-prior service (NPS) recruits were enlisted and nearly 13,000 prior service recruits were returned to the ranks. Almost 22,000 newly commissioned officers reported for active duty. Furthermore, about 73,000 recruits without and about 81,000 with prior military experience were enlisted in the Selected Reserve. Close to 15,000 commissioned officers entered the National Guard or Reserves this past fiscal year as well. The salient characteristics of these personnel are described in this summary. These characteristics are age, race/ethnicity, gender, marital status, education level, Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT) Scores, recruit quality, reading ability, geographic representation, and representation in occupations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA511814

Entities

Organizations

  • Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel & Readiness

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Geographic Regions
  • Geography
  • Health Services
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Reserves
  • Military Science
  • Military Training
  • Minority Groups
  • Personnel Management
  • Students
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Naval Personnel Management
  • Personnel Management and Statistics in the Military and Department of Defense