SERVICE
18-24 YR OLD
FISCAL
ARMY
  
NAVY
  
MARINE CORPS
  
AIR FORCE
  
TOTAL DoD
  
CIVILIANS*
YEAR
#    
%    
#    
%    
#    
%    
#    
%    
#    
%    
%
 1973
98,618
58.18%
66,328
70.83%
21,829
44.60%
79,464
84.95%
266,239
65.64%
NA
 1974
89,173
49.55%
61,879
68.72%
20,985
46.30%
63,001
85.86%
235,038
60.47%
NA
 1975
103,566
57.44%
72,596
73.74%
26,804
46.92%
64,016
86.66%
266,982
65.16%
NA
 1976
103,780
58.00%
71,406
78.14%
32,518
63.16%
65,017
90.83%
272,721
69.33%
NA
 1977
131,786
60.76%
96,554
74.69%
41,338
71.79%
84,421
92.40%
354,099
71.52%
79.1%
 1978
89,427
73.06%
56,851
72.83%
26,824
70.32%
57,509
85.78%
230,611
75.45%
78.7%
 1979
82,437
64.26%
57,321
74.46%
28,136
72.65%
55,941
83.89%
223,835
72.05%
79.0%
 1980
82,541
52.03%
65,132
73.57%
29,299
69.62%
59,747
83.57%
236,719
65.62%
78.9%
 1981
82,902
75.91%
65,247
75.87%
28,569
73.57%
62,699
88.97%
239,417
78.62%
78.8%
 1982
97,331
81.03%
62,364
77.86%
29,428
77.53%
63,476
94.33%
252,599
82.69%
79.2%
 1983
111,464
84.03%
66,967
90.61%
31,221
85.24%
59,179
98.18%
268,831
88.59%
79.5%
 1984
111,901
86.29%
71,255
92.35%
34,976
89.41%
58,349
98.73%
276,481
90.63%
80.0%
 1985
102,615
86.17%
73,374
88.48%
30,765
90.35%
64,248
98.91%
271,002
90.03%
79.8%
 1986
114,608
90.43%
75,264
85.22%
31,279
90.22%
63,353
98.91%
284,504
90.67%
80.5%
 1987
109,835
91.24%
79,591
90.70%
30,292
90.35%
54,158
99.07%
273,876
92.42%
79.8%
 1988
98,136
92.82%
81,875
91.20%
33,377
95.47%
40,394
99.06%
253,782
93.56%
79.9%
 1989
99,347
88.63%
77,834
86.86%
31,158
94.59%
42,763
99.03%
251,102
90.38%
80.1%
 1990
79,631
94.22%
63,257
89.65%
30,695
93.30%
35,421
99.08%
209,004
93.42%
79.0%
 1991
74,830
96.38%
64,317
93.93%
28,399
95.83%
29,427
98.89%
196,973
95.85%
79.2%
 1992
75,548
98.66%
56,234
96.19%
30,953
97.43%
34,331
98.60%
197,066
97.74%
79.9%
 1993
68,778
93.02%
58,241
92.22%
33,361
96.04%
30,890
98.72%
191,270
94.17%
79.9%
 1994
57,047
92.91%
49,968
93.41%
30,275
95.34%
29,351
98.64%
166,641
94.46%
80.1%
 1995
53,866
93.84%
43,566
92.39%
30,315
94.89%
30,371
98.65%
158,118
94.52%
79.3%
1996
65,260
93.35%
42,168
91.38%
30,909
95.01%
30,198
98.85%
168,535
94.08%
78.7%
1997
68,173
90.02%
46,708
95.07%
32,669
96.23%
29,699
98.71%
177,249
93.83%
78.8%
1998
61,383
89.84%
44,001
94.17%
32,015
95.71%
31,087
98.58%
168,486
93.59%
78.8%
1999
59,074
88.16%
45,303
88.08%
31,489
95.43%
31,787
98.33%
167,653
91.23%
78.8%
2000
57,409
86.46%
43,731
88.64%
28,853
95.44%
32,473
98.81%
162,466
90.85%
78.8%
      Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey monthly files.  Civilian data prior to 1989 represent calendar year.