FACTS (updated fact sheet)
"Distribution of Women" refers to the comparison of women in a particular category/community compared to the total number of active duty women. Numbers include those women who are in training for a specific community.
There are 203 ships in the Navy that have women assigned. Of these, 136 ships have female enlisted onboard. An additional 67 ships have only female officers assigned. Note: Military Sealift Command (MSC) ships are not included in these statistics.
All new surface ships are built from the keel up to accommodate women. Other ships receive the required habitability modifications in order to embark enlisted women. Habitability modifications for enlisted women require removing urinals and replacing them with toilets. There are no other modifications necessary except to ensure male and female berthing meet Navy privacy requirements.
Both enlisted and officer women may be assigned to any type of squadron and embarked on any type of ship, providing availability of adequate berthing.
Women comprise approximately 23.0% of the Navy's FY12 and FY13 enlisted recruiting goals.
OFFICERS
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Women have commanded and are currently in command of major commands, combatant ships, aviation squadrons, CEC commands, Special Operations units and numerous shore commands. There are currently twelve women in command of combatants and three in aviation command.
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The highest-ranking woman in the Navy is three-star Vice Admiral Carol Pottenger. Rear Admiral Michelle Howard has been nominated for appointment to the rank of Vice Admiral. Rear Admiral Robin Braun has been nominated for appointment to the rank of Vice Admiral.
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There are currently 35 female flag officers (21 AC/14 RC).
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Female officers are not constrained by the modification requirements and may be permanently assigned to any ship. There are no restrictions on women in aviation. Accessions and pipeline selection are gender neutral.
ENLISTED
All aviation ratings are open to enlisted women.
56 women serve as Command Master Chiefs (8%) and two women serve as Command Senior Chiefs (4%) in squardrons, onboard ships and on shore duty.
Four female Command Master Chiefs are currently serving in Major Command At Sea positions, two female Command Master Chiefs are currently serving in nomative level Overseas Assignment tours (33%), six female Command Master Chiefs are currently serving in Key Leadership positions throughout the fleet, and eleven female Master Chiefs are a part of MCPON's Leadership Mess (10%).
Active Duty (including FTS) |
|
Women |
Percent Women |
Men |
Total |
Officers |
8,648 |
15.8% |
45,925 |
54,573 |
Enlisted |
45,889 |
16.7% |
228,367 |
274,256 |
Total |
54,537 |
16.0% |
274,292 |
328,829 |
Distribution of Enlisted Women by Rating Category |
|
Total Number of Women |
Percent Women in Rating |
Percent Distribution of All Women |
Non-Rated (AN/SN/FN) |
3,954 |
20.4% |
8.6% |
|
Traditional |
Admin |
4,417 |
30.2% |
9.6% |
Crypto/Intell |
2,857 |
22.0% |
6.2% |
Medical/Dental |
5,152 |
19.8% |
11.2% |
Supply |
4,353 |
22.7% |
9.5% |
|
Non-Traditional |
Aviation |
8,894 |
16.0% |
19.4% |
Combat Systems |
2,987 |
9.8% |
6.5% |
Construction |
1,090 |
12.3% |
2.4% |
Engineering |
4,609 |
11.1% |
10.0% |
Operations |
7,119 |
20.9% |
15.5% |
Distribution of Female Officers by Community |
|
Total Number of Women |
Percent Women in Community |
Percent Distribution of All Women |
Unrestricted Line |
Aviation |
879 |
6.7% |
10.2% |
Fleet Support |
15 |
57.7% |
0.2% |
Special Operations |
12 |
2.7% |
0.1% |
Surface Warfare |
1,534 |
17.8% |
17.7% |
|
Restricted Line |
Aerospace Engineering Duty (AEDO) |
63 |
8.2% |
0.7% |
Cryptology |
138 |
14.8% |
1.6% |
Engineering Duty Officer (EDO) |
74 |
9.3% |
0.9% |
Human Resources |
252 |
36.4% |
2.9% |
Information Professional |
82 |
14.7% |
0.9% |
Intelligence |
269 |
17.1% |
3.1% |
Oceanography |
79 |
22.3% |
0.9% |
Public Affairs |
87 |
35.2% |
1.0% |
|
Staff Corps |
Chaplain |
63 |
7.4% |
0.7% |
Civil Engineering Corps (CEC) |
123 |
9.6% |
1.4% |
Dental Corps |
238 |
22.5% |
2.8% |
Judge Advocate General (JAG) |
268 |
31.4% |
3.1% |
Medical Corps |
1,052 |
26.2% |
12.2% |
Medical Service Corps |
803 |
31.4% |
9.3% |
Nurse Corps |
1,846 |
63.5% |
21.3% |
Supply |
337 |
13.5% |
3.9% |
|
Limited Duty Officer (LDO) |
252 |
6.5% |
2.9% |
Chief Warrant Officer (CWO) |
87 |
5.4% |
1.0% |
Active Duty Officer Rank Summary |
|
|
ADM |
CAPT |
CDR |
LCDR |
LT |
LTJG |
ENS |
CWO |
Total |
Women |
24 |
454 |
845 |
1,534 |
3,037 |
1,346 |
1,321 |
87 |
8,648 |
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Men |
234 |
3,124 |
6,558 |
9,669 |
14,304 |
5,266 |
5,250 |
1,520 |
45,925 |
|
Total |
258 |
3,578 |
7,403 |
11,203 |
17,341 |
6,612 |
6,571 |
1,607 |
54,573 |
|
% of Women |
9% |
12% |
11% |
13% |
17% |
20% |
20% |
5% |
15.8% |
|
% Men |
91% |
87% |
89% |
87% |
83% |
80% |
80% |
95% |
84.2% |
Active Duty Enlisted Rank Summary |
|
E1-E3 |
E4 |
E5 |
E6 |
E7 |
E8 |
E9 |
E7-E9 |
Total |
Women |
17,762 |
9,633 |
9,359 |
6,470 |
2,098 |
420 |
147 |
2,665 |
45,889 |
|
Men |
62,842 |
45,151 |
52,147 |
40,875 |
19,389 |
5,618 |
2,345 |
27,352 |
228,367 |
|
Total |
80,604 |
54,784 |
61,506 |
47,345 |
21,487 |
6,038 |
2,492 |
30,017 |
274,256 |
|
% of Women |
22% |
17% |
15% |
13% |
9% |
6% |
5% |
8% |
16.7% |
|
% Men |
78% |
83% |
85% |
87% |
91% |
94% |
95% |
92% |
83.3% |
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