2018 DEMOGRAPHICS PROFILE

ACTIVE DUTY MEMBERSMore than 1.3 million active duty members serve in the four military Service branches: Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force. These members are an important part of the military community.

1.3 Million Active Duty Members

17.7% Officers 82.3% Enlisted

Service Branch

36.2%Army: 471,990 members 24.9%

Navy: 325,395 members

24.7%

Air Force: 321,618 members14.2%

Marine Corps: 185,415 members

Geographic Location

United States or U.S. Territories: 87.3%

Europe: 5.0%

East Asia: 6.4%

Western Hemisphere outside U.S.: 0.2%

Other/Unknown/ Ships Afloat: 0.4%

North Africa: 0.7%

Source: 2018 Demographics Profile of the Military Community (Department of Defense) https://download.militaryonesource.mil/12038/MOS/Reports/2018-demographics-report.pdf

Gender

83.5% MEN

16.5% WOMEN

Race/Ethnicity

16.1% of AD force

31.0% of AD forceRacial Minority* Hispanic or Latino

*Racial minority includes Black or African American, Asian, American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, Multi-racial, and Other/Unknown

Marital Status

51.5%active duty members

Married

Education

No High School Diploma or GED

High School Diploma/ GED or Some College

Bachelor’s Degree

Unknown

Advanced Degree

1,073,394 Enlisted 231,024 Officers

0.2%

80.5%

10.5%

7.2%

1.2%

0.4%

Associate’s Degree

0.0%

4.8%

1.5%

43.5%

41.3%

8.9%

Age25 years or younger26 to 30 years31 to 35 years36 to 40 years

45.6%

21.1%

14.9%

10.5%

41 years or older 8.0%