SERVICE
18-24 YR OLD
FISCAL
ARMY
NAVY
MARINE CORPS
AIR FORCE
  
TOTAL DoD
  
CIVILIANS
YEAR
#    
%    
#    
%    
#    
%    
#    
%    
#    
%    
%
 1973
35,031
20.67%
10,275
10.97%
10,504
21.46%
13,523
14.46%
69,333
17.09%
NA
 1974
49,237
27.36%
9,984
11.09%
9,754
21.52%
12,163
16.58%
81,138
20.87%
NA
 1975
41,059
22.77%
10,000
10.16%
11,485
20.11%
10,779
14.59%
73,323
17.89%
NA
 1976
33,112
18.51%
5,612
6.14%
6,271
12.18%
6,754
9.44%
51,749
13.16%
NA
 1977
63,561
29.31%
14,450
11.18%
11,495
19.96%
10,250
11.22%
99,756
20.15%
12.20%
 1978
41,841
34.18%
9,924
12.71%
9,158
24.01%
9,096
13.57%
70,019
22.91%
12.30%
 1979
47,054
36.68%
12,012
15.60%
10,679
27.58%
10,585
15.87%
80,330
25.86%
12.40%
 1980
46,988
29.62%
12,116
13.68%
9,722
23.10%
10,737
15.02%
79,563
22.06%
12.60%
 1981
30,298
27.74%
10,998
12.79%
6,904
17.78%
10,019
14.22%
58,219
19.12%
12.80%
 1982
29,426
24.50%
10,974
13.70%
6,626
17.46%
10,488
15.59%
57,514
18.83%
13.10%
 1983
29,037
21.89%
10,548
14.27%
6,216
16.97%
8,719
14.47%
54,520
17.97%
13.30%
 1984
29,263
22.57%
11,445
14.83%
6,852
17.52%
8,157
13.80%
55,717
18.26%
13.60%
 1985
26,699
22.42%
12,715
15.33%
6,400
18.80%
10,123
15.58%
55,937
18.58%
13.50%
 1986
28,381
22.39%
15,234
17.25%
5,963
17.20%
10,344
16.15%
59,922
19.10%
13.60%
 1987
28,226
23.45%
16,640
18.96%
6,051
18.05%
7,806
14.28%
58,723
19.82%
13.70%
 1988
26,530
25.09%
17,980
20.03%
6,420
18.36%
5,489
13.46%
56,419
20.80%
13.70%
 1989
29,486
26.31%
19,158
21.38%
5,887
17.87%
5,473
12.67%
60,004
21.60%
13.68%
 1990
21,319
25.22%
14,576
20.66%
5,786
17.59%
4,532
12.68%
46,213
20.66%
13.93%
 1991
15,535
20.01%
10,956
16.00%
4,193
14.15%
3,198
10.75%
33,882
16.49%
14.07%
 1992
15,649
20.44%
9,832
16.82%
4,118
12.96%
3,868
11.11%
33,467
16.60%
14.19%
 1993
15,103
20.43%
10,619
16.81%
4,201
12.09%
3,965
12.67%
33,888
16.68%
14.32%
 1994
13,643
22.22%
9,760
18.24%
4,041
12.73%
4,180
14.05%
31,624
17.93%
14.23%
 1995
12,901
22.48%
9,219
19.55%
4,233
13.25%
4,467
14.51%
30,820
18.42%
14.27%
1996
16,383
23.43%
8,871
19.22%
4,416
13.57%
4,617
15.11%
34,287
19.14%
14.40%
1997
17,735
23.42%
9,896
20.14%
4,742
13.97%
5,192
17.26%
37,565
19.89%
14.35%
1998
15,877
23.24%
9,357
20.03%
4,396
13.14%
5,705
18.09%
35,335
19.65%
14.23%
1999
16,085
24.00%
10,260
19.95%
4,308
13.06%
5,847
18.09%
36,500
19.86%
14.24%
2000
15,286
23.02%
10,252
20.78%
3,874
12.81%
6,332
19.27%
35,744
19.99%
14.29%
      Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey monthly files.  Civilian data prior to 1989 represent calendar year.