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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, 2008. |
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| Active Duty |
Reserve & Guard | ||||||
|
Women |
Total |
%Women |
Women |
Total |
%Women |
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|
USA |
73,902 |
543,645 |
13.6% |
USAR |
46,935 |
150,088 |
31.3% |
|
USMC |
12,290 |
198,505 |
6.2% |
USMCR |
1,862 |
37,523 |
5.0% |
|
USN |
50,008 |
332,228 |
15.0% |
USNR |
13,330 |
68,136 |
19.6% |
|
USAF |
64,137 |
327,379 |
19.6% |
USAFR |
16,634 |
67,565 |
24.6% |
|
Total
DoD |
200,337 |
1,401,757 |
14.3% |
Total DoD |
78,761 |
323,312 |
24.4% |
|
USCG |
5,059 |
41,362 |
12.2% |
USCGR |
1,201 |
7,970 |
15.1% |
|
Total |
205,396 |
1,443,119 |
14.2% |
Reserve Total |
79,962 |
331,282 |
24.1% |
|
USARNG |
50,988 |
360,346 |
14.1% |
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USANG |
19.829 |
107,679 |
18.4% |
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Source:
US Department of Defense |
Guard Total |
70,817 |
468,025 |
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 04/07/09 |
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| Grenada (deployed) | 170 | ||||||
| Panama (deployed) | 770 | ||||||
| Desert Storm (in theater) | 41,000 | ||||||