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Occupational Representation. The
occupational representation of enlisted members deployed to Bosnia is presented in Table 8.3. In Bosnia during FY 1997, those with infantry, gun crews, and seamanship and electrical/mechanical equipment repair
specialties were in greatest demand, constituting 25 and 21 percent, respectively, of the contingent to this area. These same occupations, however, made up only 16 and 20 percent, respectively, of the Total Force
in FY 1997. Overall, administration specialties were underrepresented in Bosnia; 16 percent of the Total Force is assigned to administrative
positions, while only 13 percent of jobs in Bosnia fell in this category. This underrepresentation was found consistently across race/ethnicity groups. The exception to this trend was women deployed to
Bosnia; they were more likely to serve in administrative support positions than are women in the Total Force. As with administrative positions, women serving in Bosnia were overrepresented in supply
occupations compared to the percentage serving in these positions in the Total Force. Only 11 percent of women in the Total Force occupy supply positions; however, 20 percent of women deployed to Bosnia held these
types of jobs.
Table 8.3. Occupational Representation of FY 1997 Active Component Enlisted Members Deployed to Bosnia
Compared to the Total Enlisted Force (Percent) |
Occupational Code and Area |
White |
Black |
Hispanic |
Other |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Bosnia |
0 |
Infantry, Gun Crews,
And Seamanship Specialists |
25.9 |
20.8 |
30.2 |
26.3 |
27.2 |
3.6 |
25.0 |
1 |
Electronic Equipment Repairers |
9.6 |
7.0 |
6.8 |
7.1 |
9.0 |
6.0 |
8.7 |
2 |
Communications and Intelligence Specialists |
12.2 |
9.0 |
9.5 |
10.5 |
11.5 |
8.7 |
11.3 |
3 |
Medical and Dental Specialists |
3.3 |
4.3 |
4.7 |
6.8 |
3.3 |
8.7 |
3.8 |
4 |
Other Allied Specialists |
2.9 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
3.5 |
2.6 |
3.5 |
2.7 |
5 |
Functional Support And Administration |
9.0 |
21.6 |
15.0 |
15.0 |
10.2 |
35.0 |
12.5 |
6 |
Electrical/Mechanical Equipment Repairers |
23.6 |
15.5 |
20.0 |
16.6 |
22.2 |
11.5 |
21.2 |
7 |
Craftsman |
3.1 |
3.7 |
2.6 |
3.8 |
3.4 |
2.4 |
3.3 |
8 |
Service and Supply Handlers |
10.0 |
15.4 |
8.6 |
9.8 |
1.2 |
20.0 |
11.1 |
9 |
Non-occupational* |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Total Force |
0 |
Infantry, Gun Crews, And Seamanship Specialists |
16.7 |
12.3 |
16.6 |
14.4 |
17.6 |
3.0 |
15.6 |
1 |
Electronic Equipment Repairers |
10.9 |
6.8 |
7.3 |
6.5 |
10.1 |
5.4 |
9.5 |
2 |
Communications and Intelligence Specialists |
9.6 |
8.2 |
7.5 |
5.9 |
8.8 |
9.4 |
8.9 |
3 |
Medical and Dental Specialists |
6.4 |
8.3 |
7.8 |
10.7 |
5.6 |
17.0 |
7.2 |
4 |
Other Allied Specialists |
3.2 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
2.7 |
2.9 |
5 |
Functional Support And Administration |
12.4 |
25.6 |
17.4 |
19.0 |
13.3 |
33.2 |
16.1 |
6 |
Electrical/Mechanical Equipment Repairers |
21.9 |
15.7 |
19.4 |
20.8 |
22.0 |
9.8 |
20.3 |
7 |
Craftsman |
4.1 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
3.6 |
4.1 |
2.0 |
3.8 |
8 |
Service and Supply Handlers |
8.0 |
12.4 |
9.0 |
10.0 |
9.0 |
10.6 |
9.2 |
9 |
Non-occupational* |
6.8 |
5.1 |
9.3 |
6.7 |
6.5 |
7.1 |
6.6 |
Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Columns may not add to total due to rounding.
*Non-occupational includes patients, students, those with unassigned duties, and unknowns.
Also see Appendix Tables E-2 and E-3
for deployments and Tables B-29 and B-30
for total force comparisons. |
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