This Demographics Report, which was prepared for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), presents a synthesis of demographic information describing members and families in the military community in fiscal year 2012.1 Active Duty Service branches include DoD's Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Coast Guard; and the Reserve Components include DoD's Army National Guard, Army Reserve, Navy Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve, and DHS's Coast Guard Reserve.Overview of Military Personnel. The total number of military personnel is over 3.6 million strong, including DoD Active Duty military personnel (1,388,028); DHS's Active Duty Coast Guard members (41,849); DoD Ready Reserve and DHS Coast Guard Reserve members (1,086,447); members of the Retired Reserve (212,314) and Standby Reserve (16,327); and DoD appropriated and non-appropriated fund civilian personnel (907,121). DoD's Active Duty and DHS's Coast Guard Active Duty members comprise the largest portion of the military force (39.2%), followed by Ready Reserve members (29.7%) and DoD civilian personnel (24.8%).PROFILE OF THE MILITARY COMMUNITY * SECTION I: TOTAL MILITARY FORCE * SECTION II: ACTIVE DUTY MEMBERS * SECTION III: RESERVE AND GUARD MEMBERS * SECTION IV: TOTAL FORCE FAMILIES * SECTION V: ACTIVE DUTY FAMILIES * SECTION VI: RESERVE AND GUARD FAMILIES * SECTION VII: REFERENCE TABLESEXECUTIVE SUMMARY * INTRODUCTION * SECTION I: TOTAL MILITARY FORCE * TOTAL MILITARY FORCE * ACTIVE DUTY * RESERVE AND GUARD * DOD CIVILIAN PERSONNEL * CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TOTAL MILITARY FORCE * SECTION II: ACTIVE DUTY MEMBERS * ACTIVE DUTY PERSONNEL * GENDER * RACE/ETHNICITY * GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION * AGE * EDUCATION * MARITAL STATUS * PERSONNEL SEPARATIONS * SECTION III: RESERVE AND GUARD MEMBERS * READY RESERVE PERSONNEL * SELECTED RESERVE PERSONNEL * GENDER * RACE/ETHNICITY * GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION * AGE * EDUCATION * MARITAL STATUS * RESERVE LOSSES * SECTION IV: TOTAL FORCE FAMILIES * TOTAL FORCE FAMILIES * SECTION V: ACTIVE DUTY FAMILIES * FAMILY MEMBERS * FAMILY STATUS * SPOUSES * DEPENDENTS * SECTION VI: RESERVE AND GUARD FAMILIES * FAMILY MEMBERS * FAMILY STATUS * SPOUSES * DEPENDENTS * SECTION VII: REFERENCE TABLES * 2012 BASIC MONTHLY PAY * 2012 BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR SUBSISTENCE * 2013 BASIC MONTHLY PAY * 2013 BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR SUBSISTENCE * 2012 DRILL PAY FOR OFFICERS * 2012 DRILL PAY FOR ENLISTED MEMBERS * 2013 DRILL PAY FOR OFFICERS * 2013 DRILL PAY FOR ENLISTED MEMBERS * ARMED FORCES COMPARATIVE PAY GRADES AND RANKS * UNITED STATES INSTALLATION POPULATION BY STATE * INTERNATIONAL POPULATION BY CONTINENT * DATA SOURCES AND REFERENCES