United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2005-09-22 monographic deposited born digital 164 p. GA 1.13:GAO-05-952 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-952 P0b002ee1803a3e21 f:d05952 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-952 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-952 GAO-05-952 Comparative analysis Congressional oversight Employee retention Labor statistics Military enlistment Military forces Military personnel Military recruiting Population statistics Statistical data DOD Operation Iraqi Freedom Operation Enduring Freedom Other Written Product A37739

The high pace of military operations, thousands of casualties in ongoing military operations, and the services' recruiting challenges have raised questions about who is serving in today's military and concern that certain subgroups of the U.S. population may be disproportionately represented among those fighting and dying in support of the war on terrorism. These challenges and concerns have increased the need for information on the demographic characteristics of military personnel. GAO was asked to address three questions: (1) What are the demographic characteristics of servicemembers and how do they compare to the comparable U.S. civilian workforce? (2) How well are the services meeting their overall recruitment goals, and what influences whether or not individuals join the military? (3) What are the demographic characteristics of servicemembers who remained in the military in fiscal years 2000, 2002, and 2004? GAO was also asked to examine the demographic characteristics of servicemembers who died or were wounded in combat in Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-952/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-952.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-952/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-952.pdf GAO-05-952 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-952 Other Written Product GAO-05-952; Military Personnel: Reporting Additional Servicemember Demographics Could Enhance Congressional Oversight; Comparative analysis Congressional oversight Employee retention Labor statistics Military enlistment Military forces Military personnel Military recruiting Population statistics Statistical data DOD Operation Iraqi Freedom Operation Enduring Freedom Title 10 Section 520 10 U.S.C. 520 Public Law 108-375