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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, 2011. |
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| Active Duty |
Reserve & Guard | ||||||
|
Women |
Total |
%Women |
Women |
Total |
%Women |
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|
USA |
76,694 |
565,463 |
13.6% |
USAR |
62,473 |
288,686 |
21.6% |
|
USMC |
13,677 |
201,157 |
6.8% |
USMCR |
5,704 |
100,453 |
5.7% |
|
USN |
53,385 |
325,123 |
16.4% |
USNR |
20,549 |
103,015 |
19.9% |
|
USAF |
63,552 |
333,370 |
19.1% |
USAFR |
28,463 |
106,814 |
26.6% |
|
Total
DoD |
207,308 |
1,425,113 |
14.5% |
Total DoD |
117,189 |
598,968 |
19.6% |
|
USCG |
6,790 |
43,251 |
15.7% |
USCGR |
1,592 |
9,526 |
16.7% |
|
Total |
214,098 |
1,468,364 |
14.6% |
Reserve Total |
118,781 |
608,494 |
19.5% |
|
USARNG |
53,290 |
365,166 |
14.6% |
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USANG |
19,500 |
105,685 |
18.5% |
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(More than 90% of all career fields in the armed forces are now open to women) |
Guard Total |
72,790 |
470,851 |
15.5% |
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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 11/29/11 |
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| Grenada (deployed) | 170 | ||||||
| Panama (deployed) | 770 | ||||||
| Desert Storm (in theater) | 41,000 | ||||||