SERVICE
FISCAL
ARMY
  
NAVY
  
MARINE CORPS
  
AIR FORCE
  
TOTAL DoD
YEAR
#    
%    
#    
%    
#    
%    
#    
%    
#    
%    
 1973
63,476
37.4%
43,174
46.1%
12,190
24.9%
54,751
58.5%
173,591
42.8%
 1974
55,770
31.0%
39,526
43.9%
12,999
28.7%
43,144
58.8%
151,439
39.0%
 1975
68,464
38.0%
48,535
49.3%
18,320
32.1%
46,819
63.4%
182,138
44.5%
 1976
64,739
36.2%
51,465
56.3%
22,920
44.5%
51,891
72.5%
191,015
48.6%
 1977**
39,688
18.3%
42,360
32.8%
14,097
24.5%
38,128
41.7%
134,273
27.1%
 1978**
28,496
23.3%
29,270
37.5%
10,961
28.7%
31,980
47.7%
100,707
33.0%
 1979**
23,747
18.5%
27,710
36.0%
10,586
27.3%
28,850
43.3%
90,893
29.3%
 1980**
32,483
20.5%
38,982
44.0%
14,705
34.9%
39,776
55.6%
125,946
34.9%
 1981**
30,258
27.7%
34,968
40.7%
14,179
36.5%
36,241
51.4%
115,646
38.0%
 1982
45,300
37.7%
34,906
43.6%
15,246
40.2%
37,653
56.0%
133,105
43.6%
 1983
58,062
43.8%
39,021
52.8%
16,592
45.3%
39,452
65.5%
153,127
50.5%
 1984
59,342
45.8%
40,771
52.8%
18,161
46.4%
40,744
68.9%
159,018
52.1%
 1985
58,328
49.0%
40,201
48.5%
16,567
48.7%
43,371
66.8%
158,467
52.7%
 1986
65,880
52.0%
41,084
46.5%
20,513
59.2%
43,925
68.6%
171,402
54.6%
 1987
69,676
57.9%
45,676
52.1%
20,630
61.5%
41,374
75.7%
177,356
59.9%
 1988
61,836
58.5%
46,294
51.6%
22,399
64.1%
33,105
81.2%
163,634
60.4%
 1989
60,242
53.7%
41,949
46.8%
20,689
62.8%
35,825
83.0%
158,705
57.1%
 1990
51,749
61.2%
37,708
53.4%
20,130
61.2%
30,151
84.3%
139,738
62.4%
 1991
55,353
71.3%
41,035
59.9%
19,451
65.6%
25,135
84.5%
140,974
68.6%
 1992
58,514
76.4%
37,760
64.6%
21,872
68.8%
29,274
84.1%
147,420
73.1%
 1993
47,741
64.6%
39,797
63.0%
22,734
65.4%
24,638
78.7%
134,910
66.4%
 1994
39,329
64.1%
33,526
62.7%
20,045
63.1%
23,588
79.3%
116,488
66.0%
 1995
36,494
63.6%
28,059
59.5%
19,842
62.1%
25,355
82.4%
109,750
65.6%
1996
42,595
60.9%
26,935
58.4%
20,054
61.7%
24,702
80.9%
114,286
63.8%
1997
43,754
57.6%
30,165
61.4%
20,974
61.8%
23,314
77.4%
118,207
62.5%
1998
38,696
56.6%
27,334
58.5%
20,134
60.2%
23,469
74.4%
109,633
60.9%
1999
34,990
52.2%
27,376
53.2%
19,726
59.8%
23,339
72.2%
105,431
57.4%
2000
35,569
53.6%
25,964
52.6%
18,021
59.6%
22,864
69.6%
102,418
57.3%
  * High quality individuals are high school graduates who are in AFQT categories I through IIIA.
** Values reflect ASVAB misnorming.