Table 1.
Distribution of all person-months of service of male enlisted Regular Army soldiers on duty during the years 2004–2009 by collapsed occupational categories in the Army STARRS 2004–2009 Historical Administrative Data System (n = 729 337soldiers; n = 26 694 445 person-months)a
| Total, % (95% CI) | By deployment status history, % by columna
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By occupational categories, % by rowb
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| Never, % (95% CI) | Currently, % (95% CI) | Previously, % (95% CI) | Never, % (95% CI) | Currently, % (95% CI) | Previously, % (95% CI) | ||
| I. Combat arms | |||||||
| A. Closed to women | |||||||
| Infantry | 16.8 (16.6–17.0) | 15.0 (14.6–15.4) | 19.6 (19.0–20.2) | 16.9 (16.5–17.3) | 33.9 (33.1–34.7) | 28.6 (27.8–29.4) | 37.4 (36.4–38.4) |
| Cannon/M1 crew | 5.3 (5.1–5.5) | 4.5 (4.3–4.7) | 5.9 (5.5–6.3) | 5.6 (5.4–5.8) | 32.7 (31.1–34.3) | 27.6 (26.0–29.2) | 39.7 (38.1–41.3) |
| Cavalry scout | 2.9 (2.7–3.1) | 2.5 (2.3–2.7) | 3.6 (3.4–3.8) | 3.0 (2.8–3.2) | 33.3 (31.1–35.5) | 30.0 (28.0–32.0) | 37.7 (35.5–39.9) |
| Combat engineer | 2.6 (2.4–2.8) | 2.3 (2.1–2.5) | 3.2 (3.0–3.4) | 2.6 (2.4–2.8) | 33.1 (30.9–35.3) | 30.0 (27.8–32.2) | 36.9 (34.5–39.3) |
| Other | 1.8 (1.6–2.0) | 1.6 (1.4–1.8) | 1.3 (1.1–1.5) | 2.4 (2.2–2.6) | 33.8 (31.1–36.5) | 17.1 (14.9–19.3) | 49.1 (46.9–51.3) |
| Total | 29.4 (29.0–29.8) | 25.9 (25.3–26.5) | 33.6 (32.8–34.4) | 30.4 (29.8–31.0) | 33.5 (32.9–34.1) | 28.0 (27.4–28.6) | 38.5 (37.9–39.1) |
| B. Open to women | |||||||
| Transport | 3.5 (3.3–3.7) | 3.3 (3.1–3.5) | 3.7 (3.5–3.9) | 3.6 (3.4–3.8) | 36.1 (34.1–38.1) | 25.7 (23.9–27.5) | 38.1 (36.1–40.1) |
| Other | 7.9 (7.7–8.1) | 8.0 (7.8–8.2) | 7.1 (6.7–7.5) | 8.4 (8.0–8.8) | 38.6 (37.2–40.0) | 22.0 (20.8–23.2) | 39.4 (38.0–40.8) |
| Total | 11.4 (11.2–11.6) | 11.4 (11.0–11.8) | 10.8 (10.4–11.2) | 11.9 (11.5–12.3) | 37.9 (36.7–39.1) | 23.1 (22.1–24.1) | 39.0 (37.8–40.2) |
| II. Combat support | |||||||
| Computer | 6.6 (6.4–6.8) | 6.7 (6.3–7.1) | 6.5 (6.1–6.9) | 6.5 (6.1–6.9) | 39.9 (38.5–41.3) | 24.2 (23.0–25.4) | 36.9 (35.5–38.3) |
| Intelligence | 4.8 (4.6–5.0) | 5.9 (5.7–6.1) | 3.8 (3.6–4.0) | 4.4 (4.2–4.6) | 46.7 (44.9–48.5) | 19.2 (17.8–20.6) | 34.1 (32.5–35.7) |
| Legal/law enforcement | 3.9 (3.7–4.1) | 4.3 (4.1–4.5) | 3.4 (3.2–3.6) | 3.8 (3.6–4.0) | 42.0 (40.0–44.0) | 21.4 (19.8–23.0) | 36.6 (34.8–38.4) |
| Construction/engineer | 2.7 (2.5–2.9) | 2.4 (2.2–2.6) | 3.0 (2.8–3.2) | 2.9 (2.7–3.1) | 33.2 (31.0–35.4) | 26.9 (24.9–28.9) | 39.8 (37.6–42.0) |
| Mechanic | 2.7 (2.5–2.9) | 2.6 (2.4–2.8) | 2.9 (2.7–3.1) | 2.6 (2.4–2.8) | 37.5 (35.3–39.7) | 26.9 (24.7–29.1) | 35.6 (33.4–37.8) |
| Other | 0.8 (0.6–1.0) | 1.1 (0.9–1.3) | 0.6 (0.4–0.8) | 0.8 (0.6–1.0) | 47.3 (43.2–51.4) | 18.8 (15.7–21.9) | 34.0 (30.1–37.9) |
| Total | 21.6 (21.2–22.0) | 23.0 (22.4–23.6) | 20.3 (19.7–20.9) | 21.0 (20.4–21.6) | 40.6 (39.8–41.4) | 23.0 (22.2–23.8) | 36.3 (35.5–37.1) |
| III. Combat service support | |||||||
| Administrative | 6.9 (6.7–7.1) | 8.4 (8.0–8.8) | 5.3 (4.9–5.7) | 6.5 (6.1–6.9) | 46.0 (44.6–47.4) | 18.9 (17.7–20.1) | 35.1 (33.7–36.5) |
| Intelligence | 6.0 (5.8–6.2) | 5.6 (5.4–5.8) | 6.1 (5.7–6.5) | 6.2 (5.8–6.6) | 35.9 (34.3–37.5) | 25.0 (23.6–26.4) | 39.1 (37.5–40.7) |
| Mechanic | 8.2 (8.0–8.4) | 8.0 (7.6–8.4) | 8.6 (8.2–9.0) | 8.3 (7.9–8.7) | 36.9 (35.5–38.3) | 25.6 (24.4–26.8) | 37.5 (36.1–38.9) |
| Transportation | 4.9 (4.7–5.1) | 4.1 (3.9–4.3) | 5.8 (5.4–6.2) | 5.1 (4.9–5.3) | 31.6 (30.0–33.2) | 29.2 (27.6–30.8) | 39.2 (37.4–41.0) |
| Medical | 5.8 (5.6–6.0) | 7.0 (6.6–7.4) | 4.6 (4.2–5.0) | 5.4 (5.2–5.6) | 45.9 (44.3–47.5) | 19.4 (18.2–20.6) | 34.7 (33.1–36.3) |
| Construction | 3.2 (3.0–3.4) | 3.2 (3.0–3.4) | 3.3 (3.1–3.5) | 3.2 (3.0–3.4) | 37.5 (35.3–39.7) | 25.1 (23.3–26.9) | 37.4 (35.4–39.4) |
| Other | 2.5 (2.3–2.7) | 3.6 (3.4–3.8) | 1.7 (1.5–1.9) | 1.9 (1.7–2.1) | 55.0 (52.6–57.4) | 16.9 (15.1–18.7) | 28.2 (26.0–30.4) |
| Total | 37.5 (37.1–37.9) | 39.7 (39.1–40.3) | 35.4 (34.6–36.2) | 36.6 (36.0–37.2) | 40.1 (39.5–40.7) | 23.1 (22.5–23.7) | 36.5 (35.9–37.1) |
| IV. Total enlisted | 100.0 (–) | 100.0 (–) | 100.0 (–) | 100.0 (–) | 38.1 (37.7–38.5) | 24.5 (24.1–24.9) | 37.3 (36.9–37.7) |
| Person-months | 26 694 445 | 10 136 057 | 6 530 610 | 10 027 778 | |||
Army STARRS, Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Servicemembers; CI, confidence interval.
a
See the text for a discussion of case–control sampling and weighting.
b
Occupation distributions differ significantly by deployment ( , p < 0.001).