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Statistics on Women in the Military
| Women
Serving Today Information courtesy of the Department of Defense and the US Coast Guard. Data as of Sept. 30, 2009. |
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| Active Duty |
Reserve & Guard | ||||||
|
Women |
Total |
%Women |
Women |
Total |
%Women |
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|
USA |
74,411 |
553,044 |
13.5% |
USAR |
62,879 |
282,262 |
28.7% |
|
USMC |
12,951 |
202,786 |
6.4% |
USMCR |
5,334 |
95,199 |
5.6% |
|
USN |
51,029 |
329,304 |
15.5% |
USNR |
20,973 |
109,267 |
19.2% |
|
USAF |
64,984 |
333,408 |
19.5% |
USAFR |
29,201 |
111,168 |
26.3% |
|
Total
DoD |
203,375 |
1,418,542 |
13.9% |
Total DoD |
189,577 |
1,070,213 |
17.7% |
|
USCG |
5,454 |
43,628 |
12.5% |
USCGR |
1,483 |
9,399 |
15.8% |
|
Total |
208,829 |
1,462,170 |
14.3% |
Reserve Total |
191,060 |
1,079,612 |
17.7% |
|
USARNG |
51,022 |
363,121 |
14.1% |
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USANG |
20,168 |
109,196 |
18.5% |
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(More than 90% of all career fields in the armed forces are now open to women) |
Guard Total |
71,190 |
472,317 |
15.1% |
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| Women in Military Conflicts | Women Prisoners of War | ||||||
| Spanish-American War | 1,500 | Civil War | 1* | ||||
| World War I | 35,000 | World War II | 90** | ||||
| World War II (era) | 400,000 | Desert Storm | 2 | ||||
| Korea (in theater) | 1,000 | Operation Iraqi Freedom | 3 | ||||
| Vietnam (in theater) | 7,500 |
*known
Revised 02/09/10 |
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| Grenada (deployed) | 170 | ||||||
| Panama (deployed) | 770 | ||||||
| Desert Storm (in theater) | 41,000 | ||||||