Table D-12.   Female Active Component Enlisted Members by Service with Civilian Comparison Group, FYs 1964, 1970-2003
	SERVICE															18-44 YR OLD
FISCAL	ARMY			NAVY			MARINE CORPS			AIR FORCE			DoD			CIVILIANS
YEAR	#	%		#	%		#	%		#	%		#	%		%
1964*	7,958	0.9%		4,863	0.8%		1,320	0.8%		4,845	0.7%		18,986	0.8%		NA
1970	11,476	1.0%		5,366	0.9%		2,119	0.9%		8,987	1.4%		27,948	1.1%		NA
1971	11,825	1.2%		5,476	1.0%		1,981	1.0%		10,132	1.6%		29,414	1.2%		NA
1972	12,349	1.8%		5,723	1.1%		2,066	1.2%		11,725	2.0%		31,863	1.6%		NA
1973	16,448	2.4%		8,835	1.8%		1,973	1.1%		15,022	2.6%		42,278	2.2%		NA
1974	26,320	3.9%		13,143	2.8%		2,402	1.4%		19,463	3.7%		61,328	3.3%		NA
1975	37,703	5.6%		17,357	3.7%		2,841	1.6%		25,232	5.0%		83,133	4.6%		NA
1976	43,806	6.5%		19,194	4.2%		3,065	1.8%		29,235	6.1%		95,300	5.3%		NA
1977	46,093	6.8%		19,210	4.2%		3,509	2.0%		34,609	7.4%		103,421	5.8%		41.8%
1978	50,288	7.5%		20,937	4.5%		4,652	2.7%		40,710	8.7%		116,587	6.6%		42.5%
1979	54,815	8.3%		24,751	5.4%		5,501	3.3%		45,954	10.0%		131,021	7.5%		43.0%
1980	61,349	9.1%		29,806	6.5%		6,219	3.7%		51,397	11.3%		148,771	8.5%		43.4%
1981	64,877	9.6%		34,348	7.3%		7,090	4.1%		53,902	11.5%		160,217	9.0%		43.7%
1982	64,261	9.6%		37,024	7.7%		7,874	4.5%		54,064	11.3%		163,223	9.0%		44.0%
1983	66,056	9.9%		39,873	8.3%		8,286	4.7%		54,864	11.4%		169,079	9.3%		44.3%
1984	66,664	10.0%		41,579	8.5%		8,577	4.9%		55,339	11.4%		172,159	9.5%		44.5%
1985	67,930	10.2%		44,492	9.0%		9,041	5.1%		57,586	11.8%		179,049	9.8%		44.9%
1986	69,200	10.4%		45,602	9.0%		9,246	5.2%		60,694	12.3%		184,742	10.0%		45.1%
1987	71,136	10.6%		45,938	9.0%		9,140	5.1%		62,666	12.7%		188,880	10.2%		45.4%
1988	71,519	10.8%		47,539	9.2%		8,959	5.1%		60,981	13.1%		188,998	10.4%		45.5%
1989	73,780	11.2%		49,602	9.6%		8,975	5.1%		63,175	13.7%		195,532	10.8%		45.7%
1990	70,741	11.4%		49,275	9.8%		8,647	4.9%		60,250	14.0%		188,913	10.9%		45.7%
1991	67,229	11.2%		48,172	9.7%		8,278	4.8%		58,540	14.3%		182,219	10.8%		45.5%
1992	61,211	12.0%		47,688	10.2%		7,704	4.7%		55,598	14.8%		172,201	11.3%		45.6%
1993	59,668	12.4%		45,919	10.5%		7,228	4.5%		53,940	15.1%		166,755	11.6%		45.7%
1994	58,395	12.9%		44,339	11.0%		7,029	4.5%		53,433	15.7%		163,196	12.1%		46.1%
1995	56,666	13.4%		44,375	12.0%		7,402	4.7%		51,478	16.2%		159,921	12.6%		46.2%
1996	58,084	14.3%		43,240	12.2%		7,823	5.0%		52,129	16.9%		161,276	13.2%		46.4%
1997	61,661	15.1%		41,309	12.4%		8,499	5.4%		53,167	17.8%		164,636	13.7%		46.5%
1998	60,830	15.1%		41,367	12.8%		8,925	5.7%		53,542	18.4%		164,664	14.1%		46.4%
1999	60,283	15.2%		41,399	13.2%		9,276	6.0%		53,968	18.9%		164,926	14.3%		46.5%
2000	62,491	15.5%		42,750	13.6%		9,499	6.1%		54,344	19.3%		169,084	14.7%		46.6%
2001	62,827	15.7%		44,630	14.0%		9,552	6.2%		54,856	19.6%		171,865	14.9%		46.5%
2002	62,806	15.5%		46,490	14.3%		9,459	6.1%		57,957	19.8%		176,712	15.0%		46.4%
2003	62,943	15.2%		46,535	14.5%		9,560	6.0%		59,354	20.0%		178,392	15.0%		45.7%
* FY 1964 was the last pre-Vietnam conscription year.
Source: Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey monthly files.   Civilian data prior to 1989 represent calendar year.   Service data 1964,
1970-1972 from OASD(FMP)(MPP)(AP).   Service data 1973-present from the Defense Manpower Data Center.