Table D-7.   NPS Active Component Enlisted Accessions by AFQT Category, FYs 1973-2003
	AFQT CATEGORY
FISCAL	I			II			IIIA			IIIB			IV			Other/Unknown			TOTAL			I-IIIA Subtotal
YEAR	#	%		#	%		#	%		#	%		#	%		#	%		#	%		#	%
1973	14,759	3.64%		124,521	30.70%		95,526	23.55%		113,552	27.99%		51,525	12.70%		5,767	1.42%		405,650	100.00%		234,806	57.88%
1974	9,051	2.33%		103,422	26.61%		89,018	22.90%		115,617	29.74%		38,853	10.00%		32,757	8.43%		388,718	100.00%		201,491	51.83%
1975	13,507	3.30%		131,647	32.13%		109,515	26.73%		121,399	29.63%		25,962	6.34%		7,728	1.89%		409,758	100.00%		254,669	62.15%
1976	17,700	4.50%		137,534	34.96%		100,410	25.53%		116,895	29.72%		19,467	4.95%		1,356	0.34%		393,362	100.00%		255,644	64.99%
1977*	19,708	3.98%		89,437	18.06%		57,888	11.69%		105,454	21.30%		134,181	27.10%		88,441	17.86%		495,109	100.00%		167,033	33.74%
1978*	13,798	4.51%		68,383	22.37%		46,061	15.07%		80,886	26.46%		83,340	27.27%		13,176	4.31%		305,644	100.00%		128,242	41.96%
1979*	12,005	3.86%		61,779	19.89%		44,009	14.17%		84,575	27.22%		101,707	32.74%		6,604	2.13%		310,679	100.00%		117,793	37.91%
1980*	17,952	4.98%		72,417	20.07%		85,462	23.69%		152,157	42.18%		31,380	8.70%		1,377	0.38%		360,745	100.00%		175,831	48.74%
1981*	13,381	4.39%		77,396	25.42%		53,263	17.49%		94,720	31.11%		64,729	21.26%		1,017	0.33%		304,506	100.00%		144,040	47.30%
1982	15,108	4.95%		86,120	28.19%		57,559	18.84%		99,075	32.43%		46,438	15.20%		1,159	0.38%		305,459	100.00%		158,787	51.98%
1983	17,569	5.79%		94,318	31.08%		62,542	20.61%		95,344	31.42%		32,449	10.69%		1,239	0.41%		303,461	100.00%		174,429	57.48%
1984	17,667	5.79%		94,876	31.10%		65,017	21.31%		97,593	31.99%		28,857	9.46%		1,053	0.35%		305,063	100.00%		177,560	58.20%
1985	13,961	4.64%		97,461	32.38%		69,801	23.19%		96,134	31.94%		22,699	7.54%		961	0.32%		301,017	100.00%		181,223	60.20%
1986	11,842	3.77%		105,323	33.57%		78,679	25.07%		101,937	32.49%		15,265	4.86%		731	0.23%		313,777	100.00%		195,844	62.42%
1987	13,774	4.65%		106,756	36.03%		77,866	26.28%		83,414	28.15%		13,922	4.70%		593	0.20%		296,325	100.00%		198,396	66.95%
1988	12,007	4.43%		97,046	35.78%		71,242	26.26%		76,249	28.11%		13,361	4.93%		1,339	0.49%		271,244	100.00%		180,295	66.47%
1989	10,827	3.90%		94,554	34.03%		73,504	26.46%		78,967	28.42%		17,802	6.41%		2,166	0.78%		277,820	100.00%		178,885	64.39%
1990	9,293	4.15%		79,711	35.63%		63,079	28.19%		63,357	28.32%		6,830	3.05%		1,455	0.65%		223,725	100.00%		152,083	67.98%
1991	9,527	4.64%		79,694	38.78%		58,873	28.65%		54,521	26.53%		1,075	0.52%		1,811	0.88%		205,501	100.00%		148,094	72.06%
1992	9,419	4.67%		80,609	39.98%		60,887	30.20%		49,460	24.53%		374	0.19%		873	0.43%		201,622	100.00%		150,915	74.85%
1993	8,996	4.43%		77,387	38.10%		58,014	28.56%		56,228	27.68%		1,628	0.80%		862	0.42%		203,115	100.00%		144,397	71.09%
1994	8,391	4.76%		66,789	37.86%		49,430	28.02%		49,892	28.28%		1,207	0.68%		700	0.40%		176,409	100.00%		124,610	70.64%
1995	8,157	4.88%		62,280	37.23%		46,777	27.96%		48,099	28.75%		1,114	0.67%		860	0.51%		167,287	100.00%		117,214	70.07%
1996	8,427	4.70%		65,343	36.48%		48,981	27.34%		53,782	30.02%		1,325	0.74%		1,274	0.71%		179,132	100.00%		122,751	68.53%
1997	8,045	4.26%		67,619	35.80%		53,387	28.26%		57,180	30.27%		1,794	0.95%		870	0.46%		188,895	100.00%		129,051	68.32%
1998	7,728	4.29%		62,029	34.45%		51,810	28.78%		55,914	31.06%		1,864	1.04%		686	0.38%		180,031	100.00%		121,567	67.53%
1999	7,000	3.81%		61,027	33.21%		51,545	28.05%		60,563	32.96%		2,589	1.41%		1,044	0.57%		183,768	100.00%		119,572	65.07%
2000	6,854	3.81%		59,543	33.30%		51,254	28.66%		59,189	33.10%		1,231	0.69%		762	0.43%		178,833	100.00%		117,651	65.79%
2001	7,054	3.86%		61,329	33.52%		52,161	28.51%		60,250	32.93%		1,562	0.85%		620	0.34%		182,976	100.00%		120,544	65.88%
2002	8,905	4.91%		65,067	35.85%		51,922	28.61%		53,797	29.64%		1,320	0.73%		499	0.27%		181,510	100.00%		125,894	69.36%
2003	9,930	5.63%		65,733	37.26%		50,940	28.88%		48,875	27.71%		419	0.24%		511	0.29%		176,408	100.00%		126,603	71.77%
* Values reflect ASVAB misnorming.
Rows may not add to totals due to rounding.