Table D-23. Hispanic Active Component Officer Accessions by Service with Civilian Comparison Group, FYs 1973-1998
FISCAL YEAR
SERVICE
TOTAL DoD
CIVILIAN COLLEGE GRADS
ARMY
NAVY
MARINE CORPS
AIR FORCE
#
%
1973
214
1.96%
85
1.15%
45
1.71%
129
1.21%
473
0.15%
NA
1974
195
2.35%
99
1.52%
41
2.08%
153
1.79%
488
0.18%
1975
48
0.60%
33
0.59%
0
0.00%
80
1.04%
161
0.22%
1976
43
0.54%
30
0.51%
27
1.33%
74
174
0.79%
1977
53
0.67%
52
0.91%
18
1.07%
109
1.72%
232
1.9%
1978
44
0.48%
20
0.37%
32
1.98%
133
1.77%
229
0.97%
2.0%
1979
42
0.49%
40
0.70%
31
1.91%
178
1.76%
291
1.12%
1980
68
1.13%
9
159
1.68%
277
1.11%
2.4%
1981
67
0.81%
84
1.25%
7
0.46%
170
2.10%
328
1.34%
2.5%
1982
0.57%
1.36%
12
180
2.07%
318
2.6%
1983
25
0.33%
145
2.19%
2.70%
1.93%
396
1.57%
1984
151
2.79%
2.52%
164
400
1.64%
2.7%
1985
0.56%
152
2.27%
210
2.31%
439
3.3%
1986
141
1.86%
219
3.23%
60
3.77%
132
552
2.33%
3.6%
1987
140
2.06%
2.75%
34
2.47%
134
1.99%
467
2.26%
1988
160
193
3.26%
59
4.37%
123
1.84%
535
2.58%
3.8%
1989
204
2.74%
255
4.29%
64
3.87%
95
1.28%
618
3.7%
1990
177
248
4.01%
3.76%
1.14%
537
2.78%
3.5%
1991
2.39%
181
3.72%
58
419
2.51%
3.9%
1992
142
185
3.81%
62
4.50%
1.23%
447
1993
2.76%
198
4.96%
49
4.71%
50
438
2.96%
1994
3.68%
196
4.84%
63
5.16%
0.63%
499
3.17%
4.4%
1995
227
4.07%
5.67%
86
6.84%
76
1.56%
3.92%
4.6%
1996
4.31%
199
100
6.39%
89
1.95%
602
4.03%
4.9%
1997
230
223
5.60%
5.88%
97
2.12%
634
5.3%
1998
265
4.92%
243
6.06%
103
7.14%
51
662
4.25%
5.5%
Source: Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey monthly files. Civilian data prior to 1989 represent calendar year.