Table D-7.  NPS Active Component Enlisted Accessions with High School Diplomas by Service with Civilian Comparison Group, FYs 1973-2005
	SERVICE															18-24 YR OLD
FISCAL	ARMY			NAVY			MARINE CORPS			AIR FORCE			TOTAL DoD			CIVILIANS
YEAR	#	%		#	%		#	%		#	%		#	%		%
1973	98,618	58.18%		66,328	70.83%		21,829	44.60%		79,464	84.95%		266,239	65.64%		NA
1974	89,173	49.55%		61,879	68.72%		20,985	46.30%		63,001	85.86%		235,038	60.47%		NA
1975	103,566	57.44%		72,596	73.74%		26,804	46.92%		64,016	86.66%		266,982	65.16%		NA
1976	103,780	58.00%		71,406	78.14%		32,518	63.16%		65,017	90.83%		272,721	69.33%		NA
1977	131,786	60.76%		96,554	74.69%		41,338	71.79%		84,421	92.40%		354,099	71.52%		79.1%
1978	89,427	73.06%		56,851	72.83%		26,824	70.32%		57,509	85.78%		230,611	75.45%		78.7%
1979	82,437	64.26%		57,321	74.46%		28,136	72.65%		55,941	83.89%		223,835	72.05%		79.0%
1980	82,541	52.03%		65,132	73.57%		29,299	69.62%		59,747	83.57%		236,719	65.62%		78.9%
1981	82,902	75.91%		65,247	75.87%		28,569	73.57%		62,699	88.97%		239,417	78.62%		78.8%
1982	97,331	81.03%		62,364	77.86%		29,428	77.53%		63,476	94.33%		252,599	82.69%		79.2%
1983	111,464	84.03%		66,967	90.61%		31,221	85.24%		59,179	98.18%		268,831	88.59%		79.5%
1984	111,901	86.29%		71,255	92.35%		34,976	89.41%		58,349	98.73%		276,481	90.63%		80.0%
1985	102,615	86.17%		73,374	88.48%		30,765	90.35%		64,248	98.91%		271,002	90.03%		79.8%
1986	114,608	90.43%		75,264	85.22%		31,279	90.22%		63,353	98.91%		284,504	90.67%		80.5%
1987	109,835	91.24%		79,591	90.70%		30,292	90.35%		54,158	99.07%		273,876	92.42%		79.8%
1988	98,136	92.82%		81,875	91.20%		33,377	95.47%		40,394	99.06%		253,782	93.56%		79.9%
1989	99,347	88.63%		77,834	86.86%		31,158	94.59%		42,763	99.03%		251,102	90.38%		80.1%
1990	79,631	94.22%		63,257	89.65%		30,695	93.30%		35,421	99.08%		209,004	93.42%		79.0%
1991	74,830	96.38%		64,317	93.93%		28,399	95.83%		29,427	98.89%		196,973	95.85%		79.2%
1992	75,548	98.66%		56,234	96.19%		30,953	97.43%		34,331	98.60%		197,066	97.74%		79.9%
1993	68,778	93.02%		58,241	92.22%		33,361	96.04%		30,890	98.72%		191,270	94.17%		79.9%
1994	57,047	92.91%		49,968	93.41%		30,275	95.34%		29,351	98.64%		166,641	94.46%		80.1%
1995	53,866	93.84%		43,566	92.39%		30,315	94.89%		30,371	98.65%		158,118	94.52%		79.3%
1996	65,260	93.35%		42,168	91.38%		30,909	95.01%		30,198	98.85%		168,535	94.08%		78.7%
1997	68,173	90.02%		46,708	95.07%		32,669	96.23%		29,699	98.71%		177,249	93.83%		78.8%
1998	61,383	89.84%		44,001	94.17%		32,015	95.71%		31,087	98.58%		168,486	93.59%		78.8%
1999	59,074	88.16%		45,303	88.08%		31,489	95.43%		31,787	98.33%		167,653	91.23%		78.8%
2000	57,409	86.46%		43,731	88.64%		28,853	95.44%		32,473	98.81%		162,466	90.85%		78.8%
2001	57,657	83.43%		44,457	89.15%		28,939	95.99%		33,511	99.00%		164,564	89.94%		79.1%
2002	58,725	84.39%		39,732	91.34%		31,021	97.03%		36,135	99.14%		165,613	91.24%		79.4%
2003	58,288	85.79%		37,151	92.41%		30,806	93.35%		35,947	99.34%		162,192	91.94%		79.2%
2004	62,463	85.91%		36,993	93.85%		29,115	96.55%		33,345	98.98%		116,916	92.01%		79.7%
2005	51,821	81.83%		35,669	94.54%		30,246	94.47%		18,968	99.35%		136,704	89.84%		79.9%
Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey monthly files.  Civilian data prior to 1989 represent calendar year.