Women in Military
Defense Department Report Shows Decline in Armed Forces Population While Percentage of Military Women Rises Slightly
The Defense Department’s newly released 2022 Demographics Profile of the Military Community shows the number of service members dropped 2.7% over the previous year while the percentage of women in the military inched upward.
According to the annual demographics report, the active-duty and selected reserve population was 58,282 lower than in 2021, for a total of 2,077,630 service members. Over the same period, the percentage of women increased slightly – rising to 17.5% of the active duty force from 17.3% and 21.6% of the selected reserve from 21.4%. Since 2005, the percentage of active duty military women has increased by 2.9% while the percentage of women in the selected reserve has risen by 4.4%. The annual report contains the latest publicly available information on the makeup of the military community, including service members and their dependents.
Data highlighted in the report includes information from all services, including gender, race, age, education, family members, paygrades and geographic location. It provides a standard resource for policymakers, program planners and those doing analysis to support the military community.
“The Demographics Profile of the Military Community and research conducted by the Department ensures we have the quality data we need to understand and respond to the ever-changing needs of our service members and their families,” said Patricia Montes Barron, deputy assistant secretary of defense for Military Community and Family Policy. “The updated demographic data and trends help the Department assess and tailor our policies and programs to best support our Service members and their families.”
The annual demographics profile report is the only comprehensive, publicly released snapshot of armed forces demographics from the Defense Department. It provides a detailed look at the people who make up the military community — active duty and reserve members and their families from all service branches.
Data from the 2022 report can be viewed in a fully interactive dashboard that allows users to select and view the latest available demographic data by various criteria, such as service branch, gender, paygrade and state of current residence.
To capture data unique to reserve component women in the military, the 2022 demographics profile features a new interactive infographic to display key demographics related to their personal, family and military life. This infographic compliments the interactive infographic of women in the active-duty military launched with the 2021 demographics profile.
The annual demographics report is available on Military OneSource.
Female Force Readiness Advisory Board Co-Chair
The Female Force Readiness Advisory Board (FFRAB) is the senior Advisory Board within the Female Force Readiness Navy Medicine Operational Clinical Community (FFR NMOCC). We are looking for a Navy Medicine representative to serve as Vice Chair of the FFRAB and lead the development of FFRAB and FFR NMOCC strategies and activities. The FFRAB Vice Chair position is open to providers with women’s health expertise, including nurse midwives and physicians in family medicine, mental health, and obstetrics and gynecology. Prior participation and knowledge of the clinical communities and experience managing women’s healthcare in the operational environment is encouraged for those interested in the position. I greatly appreciate your support passing this opportunity onto members of your network for consideration; more information on the role and responsibilities of this role are included in the attached recruitment letter.
The Vice Chair will support the Chair guide the execution of clinical initiatives to continually improve patient safety and quality within the FFR NMOCC, lead the creation of resources and work products, and ensure the timely completion of deliverables. The FFRAB Chairs serve for at least two years unless unable to perform the tasks for any reason. Applicants for this position should expect an approximate time commitment of 6 hours per month, which will include the monthly FFRAB meeting, monthly Navy Medicine Wellness, Readiness, and Quality Cell meeting attendance, bi-weekly planning meetings with Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) Office of Women’s Health (OWH) support, and any additional time needed to review and contribute to FFRAB meeting materials and work products.
If you or any of your colleagues are interested in pursuing nomination for FFRAB leadership please submit a CV, Letter of Intent, and command endorsement to Kristen Sands (kristen.w.sands.ctr@health.mil) no later than Tuesday, 14 November 2023 for nomination. Please let me know if I can answer any questions about this opportunity. Thank you for consideration and support sharing awareness of this leadership opportunity!
2023 MHS Award for the Advancement of Women Physicians in Military Medicine (AAWPMM)
Nomination packages are being solicited for the AAWPMM. This award honors outstanding physicians who have made significant contributions to the advocacy of female physicians whose behavior, example, or success can be emulated by others, especially by younger female physicians. One junior leader (O3-O4) and one senior leader (O5-O6) per Service will be selected.
Packages will include: a letter of recommendation from the nominee’s CO, nomination form, and CV (limited to 3 pages), and must be submitted as ONE single pdf. Send completed packages to LCDR Laura Barrett at Laura dot Barrett < at > usuhs dot edu by 15 Aug 2023.
Women in Combat Webinar, 1-3 MAY 2023
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