Service Member Demographic Data

BRIEF DESCRIPTION:
Three datasets showing subtotals and totals of service members by various demographics (service, age, gender, race, Reserve / Guard geographic distribution)

- Number of Service members by Age / Branch
- Number of Service members by Gender / Race / Branch
- Number of Reserve / Guard by their unit’s assigned State (assigned unit)

WHAT MAKES THIS A HIGH-VALUE DATASET?
This data creates transparency and enables analysis of the demographic characteristics of service members (although at a summary level to avoid any privacy concerns). A greater understanding of what types of individuals compose our fighting forces is important to attracting and retaining personnel and understanding manpower and staffing trends.

HOW IS THIS NEW?
Typically this information is usually released only upon a specific public request or through the FOIA process, and rarely if ever in machine readable format. (It is typically in narrative or PDF form).