SERVICE
18-24 YR OLD
FISCAL
ARMY
NAVY
MARINE CORPS
AIR FORCE
  
TOTAL DoD
  
CIVILIANS
YEAR
#    
%    
#    
%    
#    
%    
#    
%    
#    
%    
%
 1973
122,434
72.23%
78,962
84.32%
34,493
70.47%
75,254
80.45%
311,143
76.70%
NA
 1974
115,680
64.28%
75,441
83.78%
31,780
70.12%
57,445
78.29%
280,346
72.12%
NA
 1975
125,857
69.80%
81,242
82.52%
40,669
71.20%
59,462
80.50%
307,230
74.98%
NA
 1976
105,642
59.05%
69,962
76.56%
34,068
66.17%
57,549
80.40%
267,221
67.93%
NA
 1977
133,476
61.54%
105,303
81.45%
40,120
69.68%
75,771
82.93%
354,670
71.63%
79.70%
 1978
68,566
56.02%
62,718
80.35%
24,860
65.17%
53,791
80.24%
209,935
68.69%
79.40%
 1979
67,834
52.88%
59,533
77.34%
23,619
60.99%
51,636
77.43%
202,622
65.22%
78.20%
 1980
96,990
61.14%
70,854
80.03%
28,694
68.18%
57,196
80.00%
253,734
70.34%
77.50%
 1981
70,149
64.23%
69,703
81.05%
28,900
74.43%
56,660
80.40%
225,412
74.03%
77.30%
 1982
82,133
68.38%
64,387
80.39%
28,729
75.69%
53,281
79.18%
228,530
74.82%
77.00%
 1983
95,128
71.71%
57,780
78.18%
28,050
76.58%
48,538
80.53%
229,496
75.63%
76.50%
 1984
91,781
70.77%
59,069
76.55%
29,381
75.11%
47,995
81.21%
228,226
74.81%
75.40%
 1985
84,168
70.68%
63,013
75.98%
25,080
73.65%
51,269
78.93%
223,530
74.26%
74.30%
 1986
89,084
70.29%
64,953
73.55%
25,429
73.35%
50,094
78.21%
229,560
73.16%
73.50%
 1987
83,203
69.12%
62,110
70.78%
24,246
72.32%
43,682
79.90%
213,241
71.96%
72.80%
 1988
70,818
66.98%
62,285
69.38%
24,896
71.21%
32,832
80.52%
190,831
70.35%
72.77%
 1989
72,953
65.08%
60,218
67.20%
23,541
71.46%
35,108
81.30%
191,820
69.04%
72.14%
 1990
55,465
65.63%
47,092
66.74%
23,280
70.76%
29,177
81.62%
155,014
69.29%
71.88%
 1991
54,944
70.77%
48,420
70.72%
22,018
74.30%
24,634
82.79%
150,016
73.00%
71.15%
 1992
53,467
69.82%
40,331
68.98%
23,792
74.89%
28,635
82.24%
146,225
72.52%
70.60%
 1993
51,366
69.47%
44,718
70.81%
25,926
74.64%
24,901
79.58%
146,911
72.33%
70.14%
 1994
41,199
67.10%
37,375
69.87%
23,214
73.10%
22,961
77.16%
124,749
70.72%
68.68%
 1995
37,800
65.85%
30,887
65.51%
22,639
70.87%
22,922
74.45%
114,248
68.30%
68.19%
1996
44,412
63.53%
29,154
63.18%
22,572
69.39%
22,262
72.88%
118,400
66.10%
66.60%
1997
47,085
62.18%
 
30,170
61.41%
23,272
68.55%
21,117
70.18%
121,644
64.40%
66.11%
1998
41,982
61.45%
27,826
59.55%
22,933
68.56%
21,735
68.93%
114,476
63.57%
65.91%
1999
40,295
60.14%
30,501
59.30%
22,434
67.99%
22,238
68.79%
115,468
62.83%
65.68%
2000
40,714
61.32%
28,573
57.91%
20,309
67.18%
22,213
67.59%
111,809
62.52%
65.63%
      Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey monthly files.  Civilian data prior to 1989 represent calendar year.