TABLE 2-19


DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
FEMALE ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY PERSONNEL
1945 THROUGH PRESENT

ARMY NAVY MARINE CORPS AIR FORCE ---- ------- -------------------------- -------------------------- -------------------------- -------------------------- TOTAL YEAR A/ DoD OFFICERS ENLISTED TOTAL OFFICERS ENLISTED TOTAL OFFICERS ENLISTED TOTAL OFFICERS ENLISTED TOTAL ---- ------- -------------------------- -------------------------- -------------------------- -------------------------- 1945 266,256 62,775 93,095 155,870 19,188 72,833 92,021 809 17,556 18,365 1948 14,458 4,829 3,266 8,095 2,412 1,618 4,030 8 159 167 733 1,433 2,166 1949 18,081 5,021 4,256 9,277 2,511 2,620 5,131 31 322 353 973 2,347 3,320 1950 22,069 4,431 6,551 10,982 2,447 2,746 5,193 45 535 580 1,532 3,782 5,314 1951 39,625 6,970 10,883 17,853 4,190 5,268 9,458 63 2,002 2,065 2,735 7,514 10,249 1952 45,934 7,206 10,228 17,434 4,026 7,242 11,268 115 2,347 2,462 3,827 10,943 14,770 1953 45,485 6,501 8,760 15,261 3,636 8,008 11,644 160 2,502 2,662 4,139 11,779 15,918 1954 38,600 5,807 6,787 12,594 3,273 6,945 10,218 163 2,339 2,502 3,558 9,728 13,286 1955 35,191 5,222 7,716 12,938 2,936 5,707 8,643 135 2,113 2,248 3,080 8,282 11,362 1956 33,646 4,876 7,770 12,646 2,852 5,214 8,066 113 1,634 1,747 3,334 7,853 11,187 1957 32,173 4,574 7,156 11,730 2,831 4,837 7,668 107 1,510 1,617 3,700 7,458 11,158 1958 31,176 4,390 7,074 11,464 2,696 4,551 7,247 115 1,530 1,645 3,608 7,212 10,820 1959 31,718 4,331 7,837 12,168 2,738 4,985 7,723 123 1,703 1,826 3,630 6,371 10,001 1960 31,550 4,263 8,279 12,542 2,711 5,360 8,071 123 1,488 1,611 3,675 5,651 9,326 1961 32,071 4,251 8,560 12,811 2,736 5,936 8,672 117 1,495 1,612 3,680 5,296 8,976 1962 32,213 4,353 8,721 13,074 2,740 5,926 8,666 121 1,576 1,697 3,954 4,822 8,776 1963 30,771 3,852 8,292 12,144 2,660 5,556 8,216 135 1,563 1,698 3,909 4,804 8,713 1964 29,795 3,772 7,958 11,730 2,678 5,063 7,741 128 1,320 1,448 4,031 4,845 8,876 1965 30,610 3,806 8,520 12,326 2,601 5,261 7,862 140 1,441 1,581 4,100 4,741 8,841 1966 32,589 4,143 9,179 13,322 2,808 5,388 8,196 153 1,679 1,832 4,189 5,050 9,239 1967 35,173 4,742 9,741 14,483 3,018 5,503 8,521 189 2,122 2,311 4,670 5,188 9,858 1968 38,397 5,096 10,711 15,807 3,032 5,664 8,696 225 2,555 2,780 4,991 6,123 11,114 1969 39,506 5,157 10,721 15,878 2,884 5,752 8,636 284 2,443 2,727 4,858 7,407 12,265 1970 41,479 5,248 11,476 16,724 2,888 5,795 8,683 299 2,119 2,418 4,667 8,987 13,654 1971 42,775 5,040 11,825 16,865 2,871 5,930 8,801 278 1,981 2,259 4,718 10,132 14,850 1972 45,033 4,422 12,349 16,771 3,185 6,257 9,442 263 2,066 2,329 4,766 11,725 16,491 1973 55,402 4,279 16,457 20,736 3,454 9,174 12,628 315 1,973 2,288 4,727 15,023 19,750 1974 74,715 4,388 26,327 30,715 3,649 13,381 17,030 336 2,402 2,738 4,767 19,465 24,232 1975 96,868 4,594 37,701 42,295 3,676 17,498 21,174 345 2,841 3,186 4,981 25,232 30,213 1976 109,133 4,844 43,806 48,650 3,544 19,288 22,832 386 3,063 3,449 4,967 29,235 34,202 1977 118,966 5,696 46,094 51,790 3,791 19,464 23,255 422 3,506 3,928 5,383 34,610 39,993 1978 134,312 6,292 50,549 56,841 3,980 21,312 25,292 433 4,652 5,085 6,010 41,084 47,094 1979 151,082 6,866 55,151 62,017 4,358 25,044 29,402 459 5,501 5,960 7,276 46,427 53,703 1980 171,418 7,609 61,729 69,338 4,877 30,103 34,980 487 6,219 6,706 8,493 51,901 60,394 1981 184,651 8,349 65,304 73,653 5,345 34,558 39,903 526 7,091 7,617 9,106 54,372 63,478 1982 189,048 9,033 64,071 73,104 5,740 37,321 43,061 560 7,875 8,435 9,942 54,506 64,448 1983 197,878 9,490 66,535 76,025 6,300 40,792 47,092 623 8,273 8,896 10,560 55,305 65,865 1984 202,830 10,230 67,126 77,356 6,553 42,580 49,133 648 8,577 9,225 11,234 55,882 67,116 1985 211,606 10,828 68,419 79,247 6,913 45,690 52,603 654 9,041 9,695 11,927 58,134 70,061 1986 218,889 11,263 69,669 80,932 7,260 47,204 54,464 643 9,246 9,889 12,377 61,227 73,604 1987 223,805 11,569 71,608 83,177 7,223 47,735 54,958 649 9,140 9,789 12,642 63,239 75,881 1988 224,836 11,750 72,018 83,768 7,335 49,672 57,007 653 8,960 9,613 12,899 61,549 74,448 1989 232,823 12,197 74,297 86,494 7,453 52,065 59,518 696 9,012 9,708 13,403 63,700 77,103 1990 227,018 12,404 71,217 83,621 7,808 52,099 59,907 677 8,679 9,356 13,331 60,803 74,134 1991 221,138 12,532 67,774 80,306 7,981 51,410 59,391 685 8,320 9,005 13,323 59,113 72,436 1992 210,048 11,738 61,692 73,430 8,294 51,011 59,305 649 7,875 8,524 12,683 56,106 68,789 1993 203,506 11,140 60,188 71,328 8,265 49,336 57,601 639 7,206 7,845 12,251 54,481 66,732 1994 199,688 10,884 58,994 69,878 7,966 47,859 55,825 643 7,028 7,671 12,322 53,992 66,314 1995 196,116 10,786 57,260 68,046 7,899 47,931 55,830 690 7,403 8,093 12,068 52,079 64,147 1996 197,693 10,584 59,039 69,623 7,825 46,867 54,692 750 7,814 8,564 12,047 52,767 64,814 A/ AS OF 30 JUNE FOR YEARS 1976 AND PRIOR; AS OF 30 SEPTEMBER FOR YEARS AFTER 1976.