Gender distribution of U.S. DoD Officers 2021, by service branch

Across all branches of the U.S. military, men were more likely to be officers than women. In 2021, there were 76,495 male officers in the U.S. Army, compared to 17,275 female officers. This contrast was even more stark in the Marine Corps, where there were 19,720 male officers and 1,981 female officers.