War-time characteristic | Separated | Remained on active duty | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
<FY 1995 | FY 1995 | FY 1998 | FY 2001 | FY 2004 | |
% | % | % | % | % | |
Total service members with wartime demographic profile available | n = 321 806 | n = 264 409 | n = 179 216 | n = 128 544 | n = 101 591 |
Gender | |||||
Male | 93.8 | 93.8 | 93.9 | 94.0 | 93.9 |
Female | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.1 |
Unknown | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Age (years) | |||||
16–22 | 35.2 | 26.1 | 23.5 | 24.1 | 28.3 |
23–26 | 29.8 | 24.2 | 26.7 | 30.5 | 34.3 |
27–31 | 18.0 | 25.4 | 30.1 | 30.0 | 25.3 |
32–61 | 16.9 | 24.3 | 19.7 | 15.5 | 12.1 |
Unknown | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Marital status | |||||
Single, never married | 56.0 | 35.6 | 34.5 | 36.1 | 40.2 |
Married | 42.8 | 61.7 | 62.8 | 61.3 | 57.4 |
Other | 0.9 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
Unknown | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Race | |||||
Black | 21.9 | 24.9 | 25.4 | 25.1 | 25.4 |
White | 68.6 | 67.7 | 66.9 | 67.1 | 66.6 |
Other | 9.2 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.9 |
Unknown | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Service | |||||
Army | 49.3 | 43.5 | 42.2 | 41.8 | 43.0 |
Navy* | 23.8 | 28.2 | 28.0 | 27.9 | 27.2 |
Air Force | 8.7 | 16.2 | 17.6 | 17.9 | 17.4 |
Marine Corps | 18.3 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.4 | 12.4 |
Pay grade | |||||
Commissioned officer | 6.0 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 16.1 | 16.7 |
Warrant officer | 0.8 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
Enlisted | 93.2 | 84.7 | 83.3 | 82.2 | 81.7 |
Unknown | 0.0 | ||||
Primary military occupation grouping | |||||
Combat specialties | 28.8 | 23.7 | 24.5 | 25.2 | 25.9 |
Communications, intelligence | 10.6 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 9.8 |
Craftsworkers | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
Electronics repair | 19.6 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 9.0 | 8.7 |
Electrical/mechanical repair | 7.6 | 20.4 | 20.0 | 19.9 | 19.6 |
Functional support | 10.4 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 12.1 | 11.9 |
Health care specialists | 4.5 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.8 |
Non-occupational | 1.3 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
Other technical specialists | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
Service support | 10.6 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.2 |
Unknown | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
War-related exposures | |||||
Anthrax immunization | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Botulinum immunization | (<0.1) | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Exposed to Khamisiyah March 10–12, 1991 | 13.7 | 12.5 | 12.2 | 12.1 | 12.4 |
Exposed to oil well fire 1991 | 65.1 | 61.0 | 61.0 | 61.0 | 61.4 |
In-theater hospitalization | 2.9 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
In theater during combat period | 90.9 | 78.1 | 78.3 | 78.5 | 78.8 |
Returned to the Gulf between end of war and FY 1995 | 18.7 | 18.9 | 17.5 | 18.6 | |
Subsequent deployment (Bosnia, Kosovo, SW Asia) | 15.0 | 20.0 | 18.8 | 21.2 |