Population Representation in the Military (2006)

Each year since 1975, the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Force Management Policy) has reported on the population representation of the military services to Congress. HumRRO has prepared this document since the Fiscal Year 1989 report.

The report provides demographic characteristics of active duty applicants, active and reserve enlisted accessions and members, and active and reserve officer accessions and officer corps. Demographics include: age, race/ethnicity, gender, marital status, education, AFQT category, geography, and socioeconomic status.

Compiling the military data into one document is very useful. However, the most important aspects of the work are (a) identifying relevant civilian comparison groups, (b) monitoring trends in military personnel and civilian data over time, and (c) providing analysis of military representation. HumRRO most recently produced the FY 2006 POPREP. We also developed a worldwide Web site providing Internet access to the report.