Table B-4 (Continued).  FY 2005 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 7.34% 35.75% 25.43% 26.63% 3.81% 1.04% 100.00% 68.52%  
   Females 3.87% 29.36% 27.06% 34.41% 4.18% 1.11% 100.00% 60.29%  
   Total 6.74% 34.65% 25.71% 27.97% 3.87% 1.05% 100.00% 67.11%  
                   
NAVY                  
   Males 6.95% 37.50% 26.22% 29.23% 0.01% 0.09% 100.00% 70.67%  
   Females 4.12% 32.33% 31.69% 31.77% 0.00% 0.08% 100.00% 68.14%  
   Total 6.49% 36.65% 27.11% 29.65% 0.01% 0.09% 100.00% 70.26%  
                   
MARINE CORPS                
   Males 4.99% 36.92% 26.35% 30.46% 1.09% 0.18% 100.00% 68.27%  
   Females 3.45% 32.49% 29.84% 33.51% 0.53% 0.18% 100.00% 65.78%  
   Total 4.88% 36.61% 26.60% 30.68% 1.05% 0.18% 100.00% 68.09%  
                   
AIR FORCE                  
   Males 8.59% 45.81% 27.95% 16.78% 0.00% 0.87% 100.00% 82.35%  
   Females 4.69% 40.46% 33.93% 20.54% 0.00% 0.37% 100.00% 79.08%  
   Total 7.71% 44.61% 29.30% 17.63% 0.00% 0.75% 100.00% 81.62%  
                   
TOTAL DoD                
   Males 6.85% 37.61% 26.13% 27.02% 1.81% 0.59% 100.00% 70.58%  
   Females 4.05% 32.45% 29.79% 31.11% 1.98% 0.62% 100.00% 66.29%  
   Total 6.41% 36.81% 26.70% 27.66% 1.83% 0.59% 100.00% 69.91%  
                   
1997, 18-23 YEAR OLD CIVILIANS               
   Males 8.12% 28.97% 15.32% 18.38% 19.63% 9.58% 100.00% 52.41%  
   Females 7.60% 26.35% 15.77% 19.18% 21.87% 9.24% 100.00% 49.72%  
   Total 7.86% 27.66% 15.54% 18.78% 20.75% 9.41% 100.00% 51.07%  
                   
*   Service numbers include unknowns. Civilian numbers include AFQT Category V.      
** The Army's previously reported NPS accession achievement of 65,019 included three days of accessions in FY 2004 (September 28-30 2004), 
      in conjunction with its FY 2005 recruiting calendar.  The number in this report accurately reflects NPS accessions from 1 October 2004
      through 30 September 2005.              
    Source: Defense Manpower Data Center