Table D-1. Number of 18-Year-Old Youth by Gender and Military NPS Accession Requirements, 1950-2010 (in Thousands) | ||||||||
18-YEAR-OLD CIVILIANS | ACCESSION | 18-YEAR-OLD CIVILIANS | NPS ACCESSION | |||||
YEAR | MALE | FEMALE | REQUIREMENTS | YEAR | MALE | FEMALE | REQUIREMENTS | |
1950 | 1090 | 1074 | 1981 | 2128 | 2058 | 301 | ||
1951 | 1049 | 1036 | 1982 | 2107 | 2030 | 301 | ||
1952 | 1037 | 1021 | 1983 | 2022 | 1955 | 299 | ||
1953 | 1089 | 1071 | 1984 | 1922 | 1852 | 305 | ||
1954 | 1075 | 1060 | 576 | 1985 | 1877 | 1809 | 297 | |
1955 | 1074 | 1068 | 623 | 1986 | 1849 | 1774 | 313 | |
1956 | 1132 | 1113 | 482 | 1987 | 1892 | 1812 | 295 | |
1957 | 1148 | 1126 | 457 | 1988 | 1947 | 1856 | 271 | |
1958 | 1164 | 1143 | 367 | 1989 | 1994 | 1894 | 277 | |
1959 | 1228 | 1203 | 392 | 1990 | 1849 | 1755 | 223 | |
1960 | 1323 | 1289 | 389 | 1991 | 1740 | 1651 | 205 | |
1961 | 1507 | 1469 | 395 | 1992 | 1696 | 1615 | 202 | |
1962 | 1424 | 1393 | 519 | 1993 | 1740 | 1653 | 203 | |
1963 | 1409 | 1377 | 370 | 1994 | 1716 | 1633 | 176 | |
1964 | 1398 | 1365 | 477 | 1995 | 1796 | 1710 | 168 | |
1965 | 1929 | 1876 | 414 | 1996 | 1812 | 1726 | 179 | |
1966 | 1792 | 1743 | 903 | 1997 | 1869 | 1780 | 189 | |
1967 | 1794 | 1751 | 770 | 1998 | 1965 | 1872 | 186 | |
1968 | 1791 | 1749 | 843 | 1999 | 1965 | 1873 | 185 | |
1969 | 1858 | 1818 | 822 | 2000 | 2011 | 1918 | 195 | |
1970 | 1914 | 1868 | 632 | 2001 | 2037 | 1933 | 194 | |
1971 | 1962 | 1917 | 544 | 2002 | 2001 | 1898 | 190 | |
1972 | 2010 | 1966 | 418 | 2003 | 2063 | 1957 | 186 | |
1973 | 2052 | 2000 | 406 | 2004 | 2074 | 1966 | 191 | |
1974 | 2078 | 2024 | 389 | 2005 | 2081 | 1975 | 191 | |
1975 | 2159 | 2097 | 410 | 2006 | 2110 | 2005 | 190 | |
1976 | 2164 | 2101 | 283 | 2007 | 2160 | 2050 | 190 | |
1977 | 2159 | 2099 | 375 | 2008 | 2241 | 2127 | 190 | |
1978 | 2157 | 2090 | 304 | 2009 | 2253 | 2140 | 190 | |
1979 | 2196 | 2121 | 307 | 2010 | 2234 | 2127 | 190 | |
1980 | 2156 | 2089 | 352 | |||||
Sources: America's Volunteers: A Report on the All-Volunteer Forces (Washington, DC: DoD, December 1978); Patterson, D.A., & Haskins, J.A., The Air Force, Conscription, and the All-Volunteer Force (Montgomery, AL: Air University Press, December 1987); the Defense Manpower Data Center; and OASD (FMP)(MPP)(AP). | ||||||||
Civilian data compiled by the Statistical Information Staff, Population Division, Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC (June 21, 1993). | ||||||||
Accessions reported for 1954-1963 include males only; including females would increase accessions by less than 2 percent. |