Table B-4 (Continued).  FY 2003 NPS Active Component Enlisted Accessions by AFQT Category, Service, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group
                         
    b.  Percent                    
                         
      AFQT CATEGORY        
    GENDER   I   II   IIIA   IIIB   IV Other/Unk.* TOTAL I-IIIA Subtotal    
    ARMY                    
      Males 6.66% 37.48% 30.38% 24.85% 0.42% 0.21% 100.00% 74.52%    
      Females 3.74% 29.06% 30.78% 35.86% 0.30% 0.27% 100.00% 63.57%    
      Total 6.10% 35.87% 30.46% 26.96% 0.39% 0.22% 100.00% 72.43%    
                         
    NAVY                    
      Males 5.94% 34.70% 24.87% 34.39% 0.01% 0.09% 100.00% 65.51%    
      Females 3.38% 31.58% 31.92% 33.03% 0.01% 0.07% 100.00% 66.88%    
      Total 5.50% 34.16% 26.09% 34.16% 0.01% 0.08% 100.00% 65.75%    
                         
    MARINE CORPS                  
      Males 4.31% 36.72% 27.25% 31.17% 0.49% 0.06% 100.00% 68.28%    
      Females 3.18% 36.72% 33.69% 26.32% 0.05% 0.05% 100.00% 73.58%    
      Total 4.23% 36.72% 27.69% 30.84% 0.46% 0.06% 100.00% 68.64%    
                         
    AIR FORCE                    
      Males 6.97% 45.89% 28.40% 17.80% 0.00% 0.94% 100.00% 81.27%    
      Females 3.37% 37.07% 35.42% 23.58% 0.00% 0.56% 100.00% 75.86%    
      Total 6.12% 43.80% 30.06% 19.16% 0.00% 0.85% 100.00% 79.99%    
                         
    TOTAL DoD                  
      Males 6.07% 38.28% 28.11% 26.99% 0.26% 0.29% 100.00% 72.46%    
      Females 3.51% 32.41% 32.54% 31.12% 0.13% 0.29% 100.00% 68.46%    
      Total 5.63% 37.26% 28.88% 27.71% 0.24% 0.29% 100.00% 71.77%    
                         
    1980, 18-23 YEAR OLD CIVILIANS                
      Males 9.98% 29.36% 14.38% 15.95% 20.39% 9.93% 100.00% 53.72%    
      Females 5.84% 26.92% 16.24% 20.69% 21.70% 8.61% 100.00% 49.01%    
      Total 7.94% 28.16% 15.30% 18.28% 21.03% 9.28% 100.00% 51.40%    
                         
    *  Service numbers include unknowns. Civilian numbers include AFQT Category V.    
        Rows may not add to totals due to rounding.    
        Source: Civilian data from Profile of American Youth  (Washington, DC:  Office of the Assistant Secretary  of Defense    
        [Manpower, Reserve Affairs, and Logistics], 1982).