Assessing Readiness in Military Women: The Relationship of Body, Composition, Nutrition, and Health

TABLE 1-1 Number of Women Serving on Active Duty in the Department of Defense (DoD) as of September 30, 1996

Branch of Service	Enlisted	Warrant Officer	Commissioned Officer	DoD (total)
Army	58,069	661	9,865	68,595
Air Force	52,128	0*	12,047	64,175
Navy	43,240	121	7,748	51,109
Marine Corps	7,821	125	625	8,571
DoD (total)	161,258	907	30,285	192,450
NOTE: Enlisted, pay grades E1 to E9; warrant officer, pay grades W1 to W5; commissioned officer, pay grades O1 to O11. * The Air Force does not have personnel classified as warrant officers. SOURCE: Defense Manpower Data Center (Rosslyn, Va., 1996).

TABLE 1-2 Percentage of Women in the U.S. Armed Forces by Rank and Age as of September 30, 1996

Rank	Age (years)	Number	Percentage
Enlisted	Unknown	22	0.01
	17–25	87,859	54.48
	26–40	67,350	41.77
	41–65	6,027	3.74
	Total	161,258	100.0
Warrant officers*	Unknown	0	0
	17–25	21	2.32
	26–40	706	77.84
	41–65	180	19.85
	Total	907	100.0
Commissioned officers	Unknown	76	0.25
	17–25	4,843	15.99
	26–40	19,726	65.13
	41–54	5,640	18.62
	Total	30,285	100.0
* The Air Force does not have personnel classified as warrant officers. SOURCE: Defense Manpower Data Center (Rosslyn, Va., 1996).