SERVICE
18-24 YR OLD
FISCAL
ARMY
 
NAVY
MARINE CORPS
 
AIR FORCE
 
TOTAL DoD
  CIVILIANS
YEAR
#    
%    
#    
%    
#    
%    
#    
%    
#    
%    
%
 1973
10,303
6.08%
4,085
4.36%
3,567
7.29%
3,996
4.27%
21,951
5.41%
NA  
 1974
11,496
6.39%
4,194
4.66%
3,304
7.29%
2,852
3.89%
21,846
5.62%
NA  
 1975
10,239
5.68%
4,512
4.58%
4,330
7.58%
2,800
3.79%
21,881
5.34%
NA  
 1976
37,507
20.96%
15,236
16.67%
10,563
20.52%
6,470
9.04%
69,776
17.74%
NA  
 1977
14,850
6.85%
6,419
4.97%
4,924
8.55%
3,812
4.17%
30,005
6.06%
5.90%
 1978
8,811
7.20%
3,700
4.74%
3,245
8.51%
2,882
4.30%
18,638
6.10%
6.10%
 1979
9,664
7.53%
3,573
4.64%
3,395
8.77%
2,934
4.40%
19,566
6.30%
6.30%
 1980
9,315
5.87%
3,250
3.67%
2,390
5.68%
2,038
2.85%
16,993
4.71%
6.70%
 1981
5,322
4.87%
3,079
3.58%
1,801
4.64%
1,966
2.79%
12,168
4.00%
7.10%
 1982
4,912
4.09%
2,752
3.44%
1,417
3.73%
1,817
2.70%
10,898
3.57%
7.00%
 1983
4,671
3.52%
3,379
4.57%
1,259
3.44%
1,466
2.43%
10,775
3.55%
7.10%
 1984
4,610
3.55%
4,179
5.42%
1,481
3.79%
1,404
2.38%
11,674
3.83%
7.20%
 1985
4,114
3.45%
4,192
5.05%
1,288
3.78%
1,625
2.50%
11,219
3.73%
8.20%
 1986
4,882
3.85%
5,093
5.77%
1,653
4.77%
1,527
2.38%
13,155
4.19%
9.30%
 1987
5,269
4.38%
6,140
7.00%
2,063
6.15%
1,632
2.99%
15,104
5.10%
9.80%
 1988
5,132
4.85%
6,334
7.06%
2,518
7.20%
1,300
3.19%
15,284
5.63%
10.20%
 1989
6,276
5.60%
7,052
7.87%
2,433
7.39%
1,459
3.38%
17,220
6.20%
10.68%
 1990
5,199
6.15%
6,392
9.06%
2,748
8.35%
1,205
3.37%
15,544
6.95%
10.80%
 1991
4,748
6.12%
6,647
9.71%
2,447
8.26%
1,066
3.58%
14,908
7.25%
11.13%
 1992
5,093
6.65%
6,188
10.58%
2,733
8.60%
1,291
3.71%
15,305
7.59%
11.33%
 1993
4,963
6.71%
5,685
9.00%
3,354
9.66%
1,349
4.31%
15,351
7.56%
11.54%
 1994
4,431
7.22%
4,245
7.94%
3,429
10.80%
1,442
4.85%
13,547
7.68%
13.01%
 1995
4,503
7.84%
4,743
10.06%
3,921
12.27%
1,913
6.21%
15,080
9.01%
13.92%
1996
6,199
8.87%
5,109
11.07%
4,219
12.97%
2,037
6.67%
17,564
9.81%
14.30%
1997
7,236
9.56%
5,001
10.18%
4,175
12.30%
2,041
6.78%
18,453
9.77%
14.51%
1998
7,020
10.28%
5,167
11.06%
4,365
13.05%
2,198
6.97%
18,750
10.42%
15.01%
1999
7,145
10.66%
5,771
11.22%
4,571
13.85%
2,333
7.22%
19,820
10.79%
15.16%
2000
7,261
10.94%
5,904
11.97%
4,411
14.59%
2,435
7.41%
20,011