Blog posts with the tag "By the Numbers"

By the Numbers - Jan. 11, 2016

By Shirl Kennedy  on 11.01.2016 12:22 pm

30.4 per 10,000
and
107.8 per 10,000

The rate of “any chronic pain diagnosis” in 2007 and in 2014 "per 10,000 person-years" (p-yrs) among "all individuals serving at any time in the active component of the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps between 1 January 2007 and 31 December 2014," according to a report in the December 2015 issue of the Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, published by the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch of the Defense Health Agency. 

By the Numbers - Jan. 4, 2016

By Shirl Kennedy  on 04.01.2016 1:01 pm

21%

The percentage of the total Veteran population comprising minorities, according to an August 2015 report from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs -- Profile of Minority Veterans: 2013(PDF). The two largest minority groups identified by the report were Black (11%) and Hispanic (6%). Some additional findings from this report:

  • Minority Veterans are younger than White Veterans
  • Among women Veterans, 34% are minorities

By the Numbers - Dec. 21, 2015

By Shirl Kennedy  on 21.12.2015 1:43 pm

213,600

The number of remaining closed positions, comprising 52 military occupational specialties, that will be opened up to women via a December 3 memorandum (PDF) signed by Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter. Most of these specialties are in Army and Marine Corps infantry/armor units. In his memorandum, Ash directed the secretaries of all military departments and chiefs of military departments "to provide their final, detailed plans" for integrating women into these positions by January 1, 2016. 

By the Numbers - Dec. 14, 2015

By Shirl Kennedy  on 14.12.2015 2:34 pm

$3.1 billion to $5.7 billion annually

The amount the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that Department of Defense (DoD) could save by replacing military personnel in support positions, according to a new CBO report -- Replacing Military Personnel in Support Positions With Civilian Employees. 
Although only military members fill combat roles, the report notes that in 2012, "about 340,000 active-duty military personnel were assigned to commercial positions that perform support functions." By transferring just 80,000 of those slots to civilian or contract personnel, the DoD could realize savings in the range stated above.

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