| Table A-1. FY 2001 Applicants* for Active Component Enlistment by Age, Service, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| AGE | SERVICE |
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| ARMY |
NAVY |
MARINE
CORPS |
AIR FORCE |
TOTAL
DoD |
17-35
YR OLD CIVILIANS |
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| Males |
Females |
Total |
Males |
Females |
Total |
Males |
Females |
Total |
Males |
Females |
Total |
Males |
Females |
Total |
Males |
Females |
Total |
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| a. Number | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16-17 | 24,706 | 10,592 | 35,298 | 16,464 | 6,104 | 22,568 | 17,378 | 1,931 | 19,309 | 8,774 | 4,777 | 13,551 | 67,322 | 23,404 | 90,726 | 1,951,509 | 1,855,585 | 3,807,094 | |||||
18 |
26,201 | 8,875 | 35,076 | 18,760 | 5,023 | 23,783 | 14,929 | 1,289 | 16,218 | 11,535 | 4,881 | 16,416 | 71,425 | 20,068 | 91,493 | 1,926,252 | 1,850,466 | 3,776,718 | |||||
19 |
17,744 | 5,271 | 23,015 | 11,214 | 2,632 | 13,846 | 7,001 | 600 | 7,601 | 7,553 | 2,958 | 10,511 | 43,512 | 11,461 | 54,973 | 1,912,325 | 1,917,838 | 3,830,163 | |||||
20 |
12,174 | 3,415 | 15,589 | 7,273 | 1,683 | 8,956 | 3,806 | 333 | 4,139 | 5,138 | 1,921 | 7,059 | 28,391 | 7,352 | 35,743 | 1,848,068 | 1,832,240 | 3,680,308 | |||||
21 |
8,985 | 2,488 | 11,473 | 5,082 | 1,188 | 6,270 | 2,531 | 206 | 2,737 | 3,473 | 1,228 | 4,701 | 20,071 | 5,110 | 25,181 | 1,739,354 | 1,821,439 | 3,560,793 | |||||
22 |
6,690 | 1,875 | 8,565 | 3,414 | 781 | 4,195 | 1,594 | 128 | 1,722 | 2,426 | 832 | 3,258 | 14,124 | 3,616 | 17,740 | 1,767,201 | 1,703,771 | 3,470,972 | |||||
23 |
5,214 | 1,428 | 6,642 | 2,523 | 589 | 3,112 | 1,121 | 102 | 1,223 | 1,602 | 529 | 2,131 | 10,460 | 2,648 | 13,108 | 1,702,038 | 1,750,519 | 3,452,557 | |||||
24 |
3,999 | 1,098 | 5,097 | 1,828 | 419 | 2,247 | 789 | 58 | 847 | 1,151 | 402 | 1,553 | 7,767 | 1,977 | 9,744 | 1,738,861 | 1,805,508 | 3,544,369 | |||||
| 25+ | 13,779 | 4,382 | 18,161 | 6,093 | 1,415 | 7,508 | 1,982 | 169 | 2,151 | 2,413 | 839 | 3,252 | 24,267 | 6,805 | 31,072 | 19,079,220 | 19,903,700 | 38,982,920 | |||||
| Total | 119,492 | 39,424 | 158,916 | 72,651 | 19,834 | 92,485 | 51,131 | 4,816 | 55,947 | 44,065 | 18,367 | 62,432 | 287,339 | 82,441 | 369,780 | 33,664,827 | 34,441,067 | 68,105,894 | |||||
| b. Percent | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16-17 | 20.68% | 26.87% | 22.21% | 22.66% | 30.78% | 24.40% | 33.99% | 40.10% | 34.51% | 19.91% | 26.01% | 21.71% | 23.43% | 28.39% | 24.54% | 5.80% | 5.39% | 5.59% | |||||
18 |
21.93% | 22.51% | 22.07% | 25.82% | 25.33% | 25.72% | 29.20% | 26.76% | 28.99% | 26.18% | 26.57% | 26.29% | 24.86% | 24.34% | 24.74% | 5.72% | 5.37% | 5.55% | |||||
19 |
14.85% | 13.37% | 14.48% | 15.44% | 13.27% | 14.97% | 13.69% | 12.46% | 13.59% | 17.14% | 16.10% | 16.84% | 15.14% | 13.90% | 14.87% | 5.68% | 5.57% | 5.62% | |||||
20 |
10.19% | 8.66% | 9.81% | 10.01% | 8.49% | 9.68% | 7.44% | 6.91% | 7.40% | 11.66% | 10.46% | 11.31% | 9.88% | 8.92% | 9.67% | 5.49% | 5.32% | 5.40% | |||||
21 |
7.52% | 6.31% | 7.22% | 7.00% | 5.99% | 6.78% | 4.95% | 4.28% | 4.89% | 7.88% | 6.69% | 7.53% | 6.99% | 6.20% | 6.81% | 5.17% | 5.29% | 5.23% | |||||
22 |
5.60% | 4.76% | 5.39% | 4.70% | 3.94% | 4.54% | 3.12% | 2.66% | 3.08% | 5.51% | 4.53% | 5.22% | 4.92% | 4.39% | 4.80% | 5.25% | 4.95% | 5.10% | |||||
23 |
4.36% | 3.62% | 4.18% | 3.47% | 2.97% | 3.36% | 2.19% | 2.12% | 2.19% | 3.64% | 2.88% | 3.41% | 3.64% | 3.21% | 3.54% | 5.06% | 5.08% | 5.07% | |||||
24 |
3.35% | 2.79% | 3.21% | 2.52% | 2.11% | 2.43% | 1.54% | 1.20% | 1.51% | 2.61% | 2.19% | 2.49% | 2.70% | 2.40% | 2.64% | 5.17% | 5.24% | 5.20% | |||||
| 25+ | 11.53% | 11.12% | 11.43% | 8.39% | 7.13% | 8.12% | 3.88% | 3.51% | 3.84% | 5.48% | 4.57% | 5.21% | 8.45% | 8.25% | 8.40% | 56.67% | 57.79% | 57.24% | |||||
| Total | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | |||||
| * Refers to NPS individuals whose first formal application (Physical or ASVAB) was in FY 2001. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columns may not add to totals due to rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source: Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey File, October 2000-September 2001. | |||||||||||||||||||||||