SNAPSHOT OF THE AIR FORCE
313,722 Active Duty
60,961 Officers
252,761 Enlisted
The Air Force has 12,687 pilots, 3,339 navigators and 1,393 air battle managers in the grade of lieutenant colonel and below. The Air Force has 24,236 nonrated line officers in the grade of lieutenant colonel and below.
AGE
35 average age of the officer force
28 average age for enlisted force
38% are below the age of 26
44% of enlisted are below 26
13% of officers are below 26
GENDER
Women first entered pilot training in 1976, navigator training in 1977 and fighter pilot training in 1993.
19.4% women
20.6% of the officers are women and
19.1% of enlisted corps are women
56% of the female officers are line officers; 44% are nonline
85% of the male officers are line officers; 15% are nonline
60,845 total population of women
700 female pilots; 290 navigators; 222 air battle managers
RACE
The following percentages, which are self-reported, cover Air Force military members' racial information.
72% White
14% Black or African American
3.6% Asian
0.6% American Indian / Native Alaskan
1.1% Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander
3.8% Identified more than one race
4.4% Declined to respond
ETHNICITY
"Hispanic or Latino" is considered an ethnic, not a racial, category that is registered separately and in addition to the above racial categories.
13.6% Hispanic or Latino
82.3% Not Hispanic or Latino
4.1% Declined to respond
MARITAL STATUS
56% married, which is 70% of the officers and 53% of enlisted
27,158 active duty members married to another active duty member
1,498 married to members of other military services
142,108 active duty members married to other (non-military)
154 active duty members married to Reserve/Guard other service
5,507 active duty married to USAFR/ANG
137,297 active duty members are not married
FAMILY MEMBERS
398,093 family members are supported by active duty personnel
317,324 family members reside in an Airman's household
20.2% of the current force is assigned overseas (including Alaska and Hawaii), which includes
8,972 officers and 54,372 enlisted personnel
Total active federal military service
10 years is the average total active federal military service
8 years for enlisted Airmen
OFFICER ACADEMIC EDUCATION
59.5% of officers have advanced or professional degrees
47.3% have master's degrees
10.3% have professional degrees
1.9% have doctorate degrees
COMPANY GRADE OFFICERS
33.2% of company grade officers have advanced degrees
25.3% have master's degrees
7.4% have professional degrees
0.4% have doctorate degrees
FIELD GRADE OFFICERS
93.8% of field grade officers have advanced degrees
76.6% have master's degrees
13.5% have professional degrees
3.7% have doctorate degrees
ENLISTED ACADEMIC EDUCATION
57.8% completed some college
0 have associate's degrees
8.5% have bachelor's degrees
1.7% have master's degree
0.017% have professional degrees
AIRMEN TIER
78.32% have some college
0 have associate's degrees
2.399% have bachelor's degrees
0.097% have master's degree
0 have professional degrees
NCO TIER
48.82% some college
0 have associate's degrees
9.051% have bachelor's degrees
1.087% have master's degree
0.011% have professional degrees
SENIOR NCO TIER
7.90% some college
0 have associate's degrees
30.115% have bachelor's degrees
9.774% have master's degrees
0.103% have professional degrees
OFFICER DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION
63.19% of officers have completed one or more developmental education courses either in residence or by correspondence
7,868 have completed at least one senior developmental course
11,775 have completed an intermediate course
18,881 have completed basic developmental course
SOURCE OF COMMISSION
42.5% commissioned through Reserve Officer Training Corps
22.8% commissioned through the Air Force Academy
17.6% commissioned through Officer Training School
17.2% commissioned through other sources (direct appointment, etc.)
These statistics are from the current inventory and do not include the Guard, Reserve or Air Force Academy (approx. 4,000 cadets).
(Current as of 30 September 2016)
