TABLE 2-17A


DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
AGE DISTRIBUTION OF FEMALE MILITARY PERSONNEL STRENGTH
(IN THOUSANDS) AND PERCENT FIGURES
FISCAL YEARS 1992 THROUGH PRESENT

-------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 ATTAINED ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ AGE NO. % NO. % NO. % NO. % NO. % -------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ 17 0 0 0 0 1 .51 18 5 2.38 6 2.94 6 3.03 6 3.06 6 3.03 19 10 4.76 10 4.90 11 5.56 11 5.61 12 6.06 20 13 6.19 12 5.88 13 6.57 13 6.63 13 6.57 21 16 7.62 14 6.86 13 6.57 13 6.63 14 7.07 22 15 7.14 15 7.35 13 6.57 13 6.63 13 6.57 23 13 6.19 13 6.37 13 6.57 13 6.63 12 6.06 24 12 5.71 11 5.39 12 6.06 12 6.12 11 5.56 25 11 5.24 10 4.90 10 5.05 10 5.10 11 5.56 26 10 4.76 10 4.90 9 4.55 9 4.59 10 5.05 27 10 4.76 9 4.41 9 4.55 8 4.08 8 4.04 28 9 4.29 8 3.92 8 4.04 8 4.08 7 3.54 29 9 4.29 8 3.92 8 4.04 8 4.08 7 3.54 30 8 3.81 8 3.92 7 3.54 7 3.57 6 3.03 31 8 3.81 7 3.43 7 3.54 7 3.57 6 3.03 32 7 3.33 7 3.43 7 3.54 7 3.57 6 3.03 33 6 2.86 6 2.94 6 3.03 6 3.06 6 3.03 34 6 2.86 6 2.94 6 3.03 6 3.06 6 3.03 35 6 2.86 6 2.94 6 3.03 6 3.06 5 2.53 36 5 2.38 5 2.45 5 2.53 5 2.55 5 2.53 37 5 2.38 5 2.45 5 2.53 5 2.55 5 2.53 38 4 1.90 4 1.96 4 2.02 4 2.04 4 2.02 39 4 1.90 4 1.96 4 2.02 4 2.04 4 2.02 40 - 44 9 4.29 10 4.90 11 5.56 10 5.10 11 5.56 45 - 49 2 .95 3 1.47 3 1.52 3 1.53 3 1.52 50 & OVER 0 1 .49 1 .51 1 .51 1 .51 NOT REPORTED 7 3.33 6 2.94 1 .51 1 .51 5 2.53 TOTAL 210 100.00 204 100.00 198 100.00 196 100.00 198 100.00