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| Table A-1. FY 1998 Applicants* for Active Component Enlistment by Age, Service, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group |
| AGE |
SERVICE |
|
|
| ARMY |
|
NAVY |
|
MARINE CORPS |
|
AIR FORCE |
|
TOTAL DoD |
|
17-35 YR OLD CIVILIANS |
| Males |
Females |
Total |
|
Males |
Females |
Total |
|
Males |
Females |
Total |
|
Males |
Females |
Total |
|
Males |
Females |
Total |
|
Males |
Females |
Total |
| a. Number |
| 16-17 |
35,337 |
13,597 |
48,934 |
|
15,288 |
4,826 |
20,114 |
|
17,261 |
2,266 |
19,527 |
|
7,377 |
4,186 |
11,563 |
|
75,263 |
24,875 |
100,138 |
|
2,053,615 |
1,932,954 |
3,986,568 |
| 18 |
31,140 |
9,065 |
40,205 |
|
15,409 |
4,203 |
19,612 |
|
14,782 |
1,592 |
16,374 |
|
8,661 |
4,229 |
12,890 |
|
69,992 |
19,089 |
89,081 |
|
1,963,845 |
1,897,537 |
3,861,382 |
| 19 |
17,268 |
4,699 |
21,967 |
|
9,173 |
2,285 |
11,458 |
|
7,055 |
716 |
7,771 |
|
5,670 |
2,453 |
8,123 |
|
39,166 |
10,153 |
49,319 |
|
1,896,170 |
1,895,116 |
3,791,286 |
| 20 |
10,638 |
2,892 |
13,530 |
|
5,573 |
1,328 |
6,901 |
|
3,987 |
367 |
4,354 |
|
3,734 |
1,583 |
5,317 |
|
23,932 |
6,170 |
30,102 |
|
1,849,504 |
1,800,094 |
3,649,598 |
| 21 |
7,636 |
1,969 |
9,605 |
|
3,667 |
899 |
4,566 |
|
2,349 |
236 |
2,585 |
|
2,430 |
1,006 |
3,436 |
|
16,082 |
4,110 |
20,192 |
|
1,809,477 |
1,742,618 |
3,552,095 |
| 22 |
5,517 |
1,583 |
7,100 |
|
2,568 |
551 |
3,119 |
|
1,693 |
168 |
1,861 |
|
1,760 |
695 |
2,455 |
|
11,538 |
2,997 |
14,535 |
|
1,679,335 |
1,690,514 |
3,369,849 |
| 23 |
4,476 |
1,285 |
5,761 |
|
1,891 |
444 |
2,335 |
|
1,173 |
130 |
1,303 |
|
1,199 |
442 |
1,641 |
|
8,739 |
2,301 |
11,040 |
|
1,715,749 |
1,784,666 |
3,500,415 |
| 24 |
3,306 |
992 |
4,298 |
|
1,309 |
334 |
1,643 |
|
851 |
70 |
921 |
|
781 |
333 |
1,114 |
|
6,247 |
1,729 |
7,976 |
|
1,719,080 |
1,754,409 |
3,473,490 |
| 25+ |
11,226 |
3,942 |
15,168 |
|
4,175 |
1,129 |
5,304 |
|
1,857 |
208 |
2,065 |
|
1,209 |
606 |
1,815 |
|
18,467 |
5,885 |
24,352 |
|
21,383,270 |
22,061,587 |
43,444,857 |
| Total |
126,544 |
40,024 |
166,568 |
|
59,053 |
15,999 |
75,052 |
|
51,008 |
5,753 |
56,761 |
|
32,821 |
15,533 |
48,354 |
|
269,426 |
77,309 |
346,735 |
|
36,070,046 |
36,559,495 |
72,629,541 |
| b. Percent |
| 16-17 |
27.92% |
33.97% |
29.38% |
|
25.89% |
30.16% |
26.80% |
|
33.84% |
39.39% |
34.40% |
|
22.48% |
26.95% |
23.91% |
|
27.93% |
32.18% |
28.88% |
|
5.69% |
5.29% |
5.49% |
| 18 |
24.61% |
22.65% |
24.14% |
|
26.09% |
26.27% |
26.13% |
|
28.98% |
27.67% |
28.85% |
|
26.39% |
27.23% |
26.66% |
|
25.98% |
24.69% |
25.69% |
|
5.44% |
5.19% |
5.32% |
| 19 |
13.65% |
11.74% |
13.19% |
|
15.53% |
14.28% |
15.27% |
|
13.83% |
12.45% |
13.69% |
|
17.28% |
15.79% |
16.80% |
|
14.54% |
13.13% |
14.22% |
|
5.26% |
5.18% |
5.22% |
| 20 |
8.41% |
7.23% |
8.12% |
|
9.44% |
8.30% |
9.19% |
|
7.82% |
6.38% |
7.67% |
|
11.38% |
10.19% |
11.00% |
|
8.88% |
7.98% |
8.68% |
|
5.13% |
4.92% |
5.02% |
| 21 |
6.03% |
4.92% |
5.77% |
|
6.21% |
5.62% |
6.08% |
|
4.61% |
4.10% |
4.55% |
|
7.40% |
6.48% |
7.11% |
|
5.97% |
5.32% |
5.82% |
|
5.02% |
4.77% |
4.89% |
| 22 |
4.36% |
3.96% |
4.26% |
|
4.35% |
3.44% |
4.16% |
|
3.32% |
2.92% |
3.28% |
|
5.36% |
4.47% |
5.08% |
|
4.28% |
3.88% |
4.19% |
|
4.66% |
4.62% |
4.64% |
| 23 |
3.54% |
3.21% |
3.46% |
|
3.20% |
2.78% |
3.11% |
|
2.30% |
2.26% |
2.30% |
|
3.65% |
2.85% |
3.39% |
|
3.24% |
2.98% |
3.18% |
|
4.76% |
4.88% |
4.82% |
| 24 |
2.61% |
2.48% |
2.58% |
|
2.22% |
2.09% |
2.19% |
|
1.67% |
1.22% |
1.62% |
|
2.38% |
2.14% |
2.30% |
|
2.32% |
2.24% |
2.30% |
|
4.77% |
4.80% |
4.78% |
| 25+ |
8.87% |
9.85% |
9.11% |
|
7.07% |
7.06% |
7.07% |
|
3.64% |
3.62% |
3.64% |
|
3.68% |
3.90% |
3.75% |
|
6.85% |
7.61% |
7.02% |
|
59.28% |
60.34% |
59.82% |
| Total |
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
|
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
|
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
|
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
|
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
|
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
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| * Refers to NPS individuals whose first formal application (Physical or ASVAB) was in FY 1998. |
| Columns may not add to totals due to rounding. |
| Source: Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey File, October 1997-September 1998. |
Last Updated on 11/18/99
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