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- Who publishes the Population Representation in the Military Services report?
- Why is the Population Representation report produced?
- Where can I get a printed copy of the current or past Population Representation in the Military Services reports?
- I need help finding some information on applicants, recruits, enlisted
members, or officers. Where can I find information on the following?
- I am interested in learning more about some demographic characteristics
of military personnel. Where can I find information on the following?
- How many people serve in the military?
- What is the proportion of civilian youth entering the military?
- Where can I get historical data on military personnel?
- What is the Veterans' population?
- How many people have been drafted?
1. Who publishes
the Population Representation in the Military Services report?
A. The Population Representation in the Military Services is published
annually by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Personnel
and Readiness. You may visit their web site at the following URL:
http://dod.mil/prhome
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2. Why is the
Population Representation report produced?
A. The Senate Committee on Armed Services (Report 93–884, May 1974)
mandated that the Department of Defense report on social representation
in the U.S. Military Services annually. The Introduction of this report
provides greater detail about the requirements for this report.
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3. Where can
I get a printed copy of the current or past Population Representation
in the Military Services reports?
A. You can download Adobe
Acrobat files for the FY 2001, FY 2000 and FY 1999 reports from this site.
Alternatively, copies are available from the Office of the Assistant Secretary
of Defense (Force Management Policy)(Accession Policy). Email your request
to Capt. Angela Giddings,
or call 703/695–5525.
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4. I need help
finding some information on applicants, recruits, enlisted members, or
officers. Where can I find information on the following?
A. The following table provides links to relevant sections of the report.
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5. I am interested
in learning more about some demographic characteristics of military personnel.
Where can I find information on the following?
A. The following
table provides links to relevant sections of the report.
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Enlisted
Applicants
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Enlisted
Accessions
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Enlisted
Force
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Officer
Accessions and Corps
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Age |
Active – Table A–1
Reserve Not available |
Active – Chapter
2, Accessions, Age
Tables B–1, B–2, B–13,
and B–14
Reserve –
Chapter 5, Accessions, Age
Tables C–1, C–2, C–9,
and C–10
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Active – Chapter
3, Age
Tables B–23, B–24,
and D–16
Reserve –
Chapter 5, Enlisted Force,
Age
Tables C–15 and C–16
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Active – Chapter
4, Age
Tables B–31 and D–26
Reserve – Chapter 6,
Age
Tables C–23 and C–24
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Race/
Ethnicity |
Active – Chapter 2, Applicants
Tables A–3, A–4, A–6,
and A–8
Reserve – Not available |
Active – Chapter 2, Accessions,
Race/Ethnicity
Tables B–3, B–4,
B–15, B–16,
D–4, D–5,
D–6, D–7,
and D–8
Reserve – Chapter 5, Accessions,
Race/Ethnicity
Tables C–3, C–4, C–11,
and C–12
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Active – Chapter 3, Race/Ethnicity
Tables B–25 , B–26,
D–17, and D–18
Reserve – Chapter 5, Enlisted
Force, Race/Ethnicity
Tables C–17 and C–18
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Active – Chapter 4, Race/Ethnicity
Tables B–34 , D–22,
D–23, D–27,
and D–28
Reserve – Chapter 6,
Race/Ethnicity
Table C–27
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Gender |
Active – Chapter 2, Applicants
Tables A–1, A–2, A–3,
A–5, and A–7
Reserve – Not available |
Active – Chapter
2, Accessions, Gender
Tables B–3, B–15, and D–9
Reserve – Chapter 5, Accessions,
Gender
Tables C–3 and C–11
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Active – Chapter
3, Gender
Tables B–25 and D–19
Reserve –
Chapter 5, Enlisted Force,
Gender
Table C–17
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Active – Chapter
4, Gender
Tables B–32, D–24, and D–29
Reserve –
Chapter 6, Gender
Table C–25
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Marital Status |
Active – Table A–2
Reserve – Not available |
Active – Chapter
2, Accessions, Marital Status
Tables B–2, B–14,
and D–10
Reserve –
Chapter 5, Accessions,
Marital Status
Tables C–2 and C–10
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Active – Chapter
3, Marital Status
Tables B–24 and D–20
Reserve –
Chapter 5, Enlisted Force,
Marital Status
Table C–16
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Active – Chapter
4, Marital Status
Table B–33
Reserve – Chapter 6, Marital
Status
Table C–26
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Education |
Active – Tables A–7 and A–8
Reserve – Not available
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Active – Chapter
2, Accessions, Education
Tables B–7 , B–8,
B–19, B–20,
and D–11
Reserve –
Chapter 5,
Accessions, Education
Tables C–7, C–8,
C–13, and C–14
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Active – Chapter
3, Education
Tables B–27 and B–28
Reserve –
Chapter 5, Enlisted
Force, Education
Tables C–19 and C–20
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Active – Chapter
4, Education
Table B–35
Reserve – Chapter 6,
Education
Table C–28
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AFQT |
Active – Tables A–5 and A–6
Reserve – Not available |
Active – Chapter
2, Accessions, AFQT and High
Quality
Tables B–5, B–6, B–9,
B–10, B–17,
B–18, B–21,
B–22, D–12,
and D–13
Reserve – Chapter 5, Accessions,
AFQT
Tables C–5 and C–6
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Active – Not available
Reserve – Not available
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Active – Not available
Reserve – Not available
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Occupations |
Active – Not available
Reserve – Not available |
Active – Not available
Reserve – Not available |
Active – Chapter 3, Representation
Within Occupations
Tables B–29 and B–30
Reserve – Chapter 5, Enlisted
Force, Representation Within Occupations
Tables C–21 and C–22
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Active – Chapter 4, Representation
Within Occupations
Tables B–36, B–37,
B–38, and B–39
Reserve – Chapter 6,
Representation Within Occupations
Tables C–31 and C–32
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6. How many
people serve in the military?
A. In the
Population Representation report, you will find the number of:
Active Component
enlisted members in Chapter 3,
Active Component Commissioned officers and Warrant officers in Chapter
4,
Reserve Component enlisted members in Chapter
5
Reserve Component Commissioned officers in Chapter
6
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7. What is the
proportion of civilian youth entering the military?
A. The number
of individuals entering the military enlisted ranks and comparisons
to the civilian population are contained in Chapter
2 and Appendix tables B–1 through
B–12.
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8. Where can
I get historical data on military personnel?
A. In the Population Representation report, longitudinal data is
contained in Appendix D.
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9. What is the
Veterans' population?
A. The Department of Veterans Affairs (www.va.gov
) maintains this data.
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10. How many people
have been drafted?
A. The Selective Service (www.sss.gov)
maintains this data.
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