* includes marine corps selected reserve demographic profile strength, gender, race, marital,...

* Includes Marine Corps

Selected ReserveDemographic Profile

Strength, Gender, Race,Marital, Education and Age

Profile of the Selected Reserve

September 2007

November 2007

Information and Technology for Better Decision MakingMD DC

* Includes Marine Corps 2 November 2007

Research Assumptions

Includes Selected Reserve (including unit members), Individual Mobilization Augmentees, and Active Guard and Reserve Personnel

Excludes Individual Ready Reserve, Inactive National Guard, Standby Reserve and Retired Reserve

Officers Includes Warrant Officers

Data Source Data were extracted from Defense Manpower Data Center’s Reserve Components Common Personnel Data System



Strength of the Selected ReserveSeptember 2007

Component Enlisted Officers* Total SelRes

ARNG 315,212 37,495 352,707

USAR 153,892 35,990 189,882

USNR 54,206 15,727 69,933

USMCR 35,231 3,326 38,557

ANG 92,229 14,025 106,254

USAFR 54,800 16,346 71,146

USCGR 6,461 1,316 7,777

Total 712,031 124,225 836,256

Over 836K AssignedOver 836K Assigned* Includes Warrant Officers

Percentage of Total SelRes by Component

USMCR, 4.6%

USNR, 8.4%

ARNG, 42.2%

USAR, 22.7%

ANG, 12.7%

USCGR, 0.9%USAFR, 8.5%



Selected Reserve Gender Distribution

* Includes Warrant Officers

Over One-Sixth Are Female

Composite rates:

ARNG…………..13.8%

USAR…………...23.4%

USNR…………..19.8%

USMCR………….5.0%

ANG…………….18.1%

USAFR………….24.6%

USCGR………….14.7%

Total……………17.6%17.5%

18.0%

13.6%20.1%

24.1%26.3%

18.3%16.6%

4.9%6.2%

20.9%15.9%

23.3%

23.6%

14.1%11.6%

0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0%

ARNG

USAR

USNR

USMCR

ANG

USAFR

USCGR

Total

Percent Female, September 2007

Enlisted

Officers*



Race Profile of the Selected Reserve

* Includes Black & Other.

** Other includes American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, Multi-Race & Unknown.

One-fifth (20%) are race minorities

Blacks comprise one-sixth of total SelRes force

One-fifth (20%) are race minorities

Blacks comprise one-sixth of total SelRes force

Race Distribution September 2007

Component % of White % of Minorities* % of Black % of Other**

ARNG 83.2% 16.8% 13.9% 2.8%

USAR 71.1% 28.9% 23.8% 5.1%

USNR 73.2% 26.8% 16.9% 9.9%

USMCR 85.5% 14.5% 8.5% 6.0%

ANG 86.2% 13.8% 8.9% 4.9%

USAFR 78.5% 21.5% 16.7% 4.8%

USCGR 84.5% 15.5% 5.0% 10.5%

Total 79.8% 20.2% 15.7% 4.6%



Marital Profile of the Selected Reserve

* Includes Warrant Officers

** Numbers do not equal 100% because other marital status not listed.

Total SelRes rate is 48.9%

Ranges from 31% in USMCR to 61% in USAFR

Nearly half of enlisted are married (45%)

73% of officers are married

Total SelRes rate is 48.9%

Ranges from 31% in USMCR to 61% in USAFR

Nearly half of enlisted are married (45%)

73% of officers are married

Half Are Married

41.8

%70

.6%

41.0

%

70.0

%

55.8

%

73.7

%

26.1

%

80.2

%

54.6

%

77.6

%

55.7

%76

.5%

52.6

%76

.1%

44.7

%

72.7

%

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

ARNG USAR USNR USMCR ANG USAFR USCGR Total

Percent Married, September 2007Enlisted Officers*



Education Profile of the Enlisted Selected Reserve

Education Level No HS Diploma HS/GED+ BA/BS MA/MS+ PH. D

ARNG 8.3% 83.0% 7.8% 0.6% 0.0%

USAR 4.8% 75.5% 14.1% 1.6% 0.1%

USNR 0.9% 80.0% 18.2% 0.3% 0.0%

USMCR 1.1% 92.2% 6.1% 0.3% 0.0%

ANG 1.0% 80.7% 16.9% 1.0% 0.0%

USAFR 0.9% 73.4% 23.8% 1.7% 0.0%

USCGR 1.7% 79.2% 15.9% 2.0% 0.0%

Total 5.1% 80.5% 12.3% 0.9% 0.0%

* Unknowns: ARNG: 0.3%, USAR: 3.8%, USNR: 0.4%, USMCR: 0.2%, ANG: 0.4%, USAFR: 0.2%, USCGR: 1.1% (may not equal 100% due to unknowns)

95% of total enlisted* earned a High School Diploma or equivalent and above

Ranges from 92% in ARNG to 99% in USNR, ANG and USAFR

95% of total enlisted* earned a High School Diploma or equivalent and above

Ranges from 92% in ARNG to 99% in USNR, ANG and USAFR

Almost All Enlisted Are High School Grads

91.6

%

95.0

%

99.1

%

98.9

%

99.0

%

99.1

%

98.3

%

94.9

%

86.0%

88.0%

90.0%

92.0%

94.0%

96.0%

98.0%

100.0%


Enlisted, September 2007Percent with HSDG or Equivalent & Above



Education Profile of the Selected Reserve Officers

Education Level No HS Diploma HS/GED+ BA/BS MA/MS+ PH. D

ARNG 0.0% 15.6% 64.8% 17.3% 2.2%

USAR 0.2% 5.9% 53.8% 31.3% 7.0%

USNR 0.0% 0.5% 45.8% 24.1% 6.1%

USMCR 0.1% 5.0% 66.5% 25.6% 2.6%

ANG 0.0% 1.2% 67.9% 29.2% 0.6%

USAFR 0.0% 0.6% 49.0% 48.2% 1.4%

USCGR 0.5% 27.6% 52.6% 17.5% 0.2%

Total 0.1% 7.1% 57.4% 27.9% 3.8%

* Includes Warrant Officers; Unknowns: USAR: 1.8%, USNR: 23.6%, USMCR: 0.2%, ANG: 1.2%, USAFR: 0.7%, USCGR: 1.6% (may not equal 100% due to unknowns)

Ranges from 71% in USCGR to 99% in USNR and USAFR

Ranges from 71% in USCGR to 99% in USNR and USAFR

93% of Officers* Are College Graduates

84.3

% 93.8

%

99.3

%

94.9

%

98.8

%

99.4

%

71.4

%

92.5

%

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%


Officer*, September 2007Percent with BA/BS & Above



Age Distribution of the Selected Reserve

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40%

60%

80%

100%


Percent Distribution by Age, Group, September 2007

18-21 22-30 31-40 41-50 51-72

81% in USMCR are under age 31

Over one third of USNR (39%) are age 31-40

Average age of total SelRes is 33 years

81% in USMCR are under age 31

Over one third of USNR (39%) are age 31-40

Average age of total SelRes is 33 years

Nearly 61% Are Between 22-40 Yrs

* May not equal 100% due to rounding.

Component 18-21 22-30 31-40 41-50 51-72 Average Age

ARNG 19.2% 36.4% 24.6% 15.2% 4.6% 31

USAR 14.1% 35.0% 24.3% 20.2% 6.3% 33

USNR 6.9% 23.6% 38.7% 25.6% 5.1% 36

USMCR 30.0% 50.9% 12.8% 5.8% 0.5% 26

ANG 7.2% 29.5% 30.1% 25.5% 7.8% 35

USAFR 4.0% 26.1% 30.0% 31.0% 8.8% 37

USCGR 5.1% 34.0% 31.5% 20.1% 9.4% 35

Total 14.5% 33.9% 26.4% 19.5% 5.7% 33

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