By the Numbers - Dec. 15, 2014
6.4%
The percentage of DoD active duty personnel in "dual military marriages," according to the recently-related 2013 Demographics Profile of the Military Community (PDF). This minutely detailed annual look at the military -- both active duty and reserve component -- is published by the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Military Community and Family Policy). The report includes statistics on age, gender, marital status, number of dependents (and their ages), education, rank, race/ethnicity, geographic location and much more. Some highlights:
- The total number of military personnel is over 3.6 million strong, including DoD Active Duty military personnel (1,370,329); DHS’s Active Duty Coast Guard members (40,420); DoD Ready Reserve and DHS Coast Guard Reserve members (1,102,419); members of the Retired Reserve (214,938) and Standby Reserve (14,408); and DoD appropriated and non-appropriated fund civilian personnel (874,054). DoD’s Active Duty and DHS’s Coast Guard Active Duty
- members comprise the largest portion of the military force (39.0%), followed by Ready Reserve members (30.5%) and DoD civilian personnel (24.2%).
- The Army has the largest number of Active Duty members (528,070) followed by the Air Force (326,573), the Navy (319,838), and the Marine Corps (195,848). At a total of 1,370,329 DoD Active Duty members, the military force of 2013 is 9.0 percent smaller than it was in 1995 (when there were 1,505,283 Active Duty members).
- The DoD Active Duty force has one officer for every 4.7 enlisted personnel.
- Women, who number 203,895, comprise 14.9 percent of the DoD Active Duty force, while 1,166,434 men comprise 85.1 percent of the DoD Active Duty force.
- Less than one-third (30.7%) or 420,340 of Active Duty members identify themselves as a minority (i.e., Black or African American, Asian, American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, Multi-racial, or other/unknown). The percentage of Active Duty members who identify themselves as a minority is greater in 2013 than it was in 1995.
- More than one-quarter (25.8%) of Active Duty officers are 41 years of age or older; nearly one-half (49.4%) of Active Duty enlisted personnel are 25 years of age or younger.
- The majority (83.2%) of officers have a Bachelor’s or higher degree. Few enlisted members (6.5%) have a Bachelor’s degree or higher, while most (92.5%) have a high school diploma and/or some college experience but less than a Bachelor’s degree.
- Just over half (55.2%) of Active Duty military members are married, which is lower than the percentage that were married in 1995 (59.9%).
6.4%
The percentage of DoD active duty personnel in "dual military marriages," according to the recently-related 2013 Demographics Profile of the Military Community (PDF). This minutely detailed annual look at the military -- both active duty and reserve component -- is published by the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Military Community and Family Policy). The report includes statistics on age, gender, marital status, number of dependents (and their ages), education, rank, race/ethnicity, geographic location and much more. Some highlights:
- The total number of military personnel is over 3.6 million strong, including DoD Active Duty military personnel (1,370,329); DHS’s Active Duty Coast Guard members (40,420); DoD Ready Reserve and DHS Coast Guard Reserve members (1,102,419); members of the Retired Reserve (214,938) and Standby Reserve (14,408); and DoD appropriated and non-appropriated fund civilian personnel (874,054). DoD’s Active Duty and DHS’s Coast Guard Active Duty
- members comprise the largest portion of the military force (39.0%), followed by Ready Reserve members (30.5%) and DoD civilian personnel (24.2%).
- The Army has the largest number of Active Duty members (528,070) followed by the Air Force (326,573), the Navy (319,838), and the Marine Corps (195,848). At a total of 1,370,329 DoD Active Duty members, the military force of 2013 is 9.0 percent smaller than it was in 1995 (when there were 1,505,283 Active Duty members).
- The DoD Active Duty force has one officer for every 4.7 enlisted personnel.
- Women, who number 203,895, comprise 14.9 percent of the DoD Active Duty force, while 1,166,434 men comprise 85.1 percent of the DoD Active Duty force.
- Less than one-third (30.7%) or 420,340 of Active Duty members identify themselves as a minority (i.e., Black or African American, Asian, American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, Multi-racial, or other/unknown). The percentage of Active Duty members who identify themselves as a minority is greater in 2013 than it was in 1995.
- More than one-quarter (25.8%) of Active Duty officers are 41 years of age or older; nearly one-half (49.4%) of Active Duty enlisted personnel are 25 years of age or younger.
- The majority (83.2%) of officers have a Bachelor’s or higher degree. Few enlisted members (6.5%) have a Bachelor’s degree or higher, while most (92.5%) have a high school diploma and/or some college experience but less than a Bachelor’s degree.
- Just over half (55.2%) of Active Duty military members are married, which is lower than the percentage that were married in 1995 (59.9%).