By the Numbers - July 14, 2014
764,000
The number of young adults (ages 18-24) who "serve in either the Active Duty or the Reserve component of the U.S. Armed Forces," according to a new report from the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, America's Young Adults: Special Issue 2014.
Of this total, about 522,000 are on Active Duty, while roughly 244,000 are attached to the Reserves.
A detailed demographic breakdown of young adults in the U.S. military is available in the Military Participation section of the report.
INDICATOR POP3.A: PERCENTAGE OF YOUNG ADULTS AGES 18–24 WHO ARE ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS BY GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONA AND GENDER, 2012
a Geographic location is based on the location of the unit to which an individual Service member is assigned.
b Includes Alaska and Hawaii.
NOTE: The total number of Active Duty Service members ages 18–24 is 521,940.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Manpower Data Center, Active Duty Family File.
INDICATOR POP3.B: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS AGES 18–24, 2012
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Manpower Data Center, Active Duty Family File.
764,000
The number of young adults (ages 18-24) who "serve in either the Active Duty or the Reserve component of the U.S. Armed Forces," according to a new report from the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, America's Young Adults: Special Issue 2014.
Of this total, about 522,000 are on Active Duty, while roughly 244,000 are attached to the Reserves.
A detailed demographic breakdown of young adults in the U.S. military is available in the Military Participation section of the report.
INDICATOR POP3.A: PERCENTAGE OF YOUNG ADULTS AGES 18–24 WHO ARE ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS BY GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONA AND GENDER, 2012
a Geographic location is based on the location of the unit to which an individual Service member is assigned.
b Includes Alaska and Hawaii.
NOTE: The total number of Active Duty Service members ages 18–24 is 521,940.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Manpower Data Center, Active Duty Family File.
INDICATOR POP3.B: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS AGES 18–24, 2012
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Manpower Data Center, Active Duty Family File.