Table D-8.   High Quality* NPS Active Component Enlisted Accessions by Service, FYs 1973-2003
	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%
2001	36,262	52.5%		26,049	52.2%		18,211	60.4%		24,438	72.2%		104,960	57.4%
2002	39,841	57.3%		24,859	57.2%		20,607	64.5%		27,236	74.7%		112,543	62.0%
2003	40,734	60.0%		23,906	59.5%		21,015	65.5%		28,731	79.4%		114,386	64.8%
* High quality individuals are high school graduates who are in AFQT categories I through IIIA.
** Values reflect ASVAB misnorming.