Table D-3.  Ratio of NPS Active Component Enlisted Accessions to Applicants, FYs 1976-2006
	FISCAL YEAR	ACCESSIONS*	APPLICANTS	RATIO
	1976	282,985	609,054	0.465
	1977	374,828	762,086	0.492
	1978	303,734	585,820	0.518
	1979	306,758	609,361	0.503
	1980	351,693	768,532	0.458
	1981	300,970	800,103	0.376
	1982	300,955	793,738	0.379
	1983	299,455	728,657	0.411
	1984	305,063	629,281	0.485
	1985	297,354	626,218	0.475
	1986	312,621	628,532	0.497
	1987	295,225	600,769	0.491
	1988	270,994	509,172	0.532
	1989	277,113	571,884	0.485
	1990	223,401	487,819	0.458
	1991	204,882	428,321	0.478
	1992	201,565	372,554	0.541
	1993	202,909	379,291	0.535
	1994	176,409	343,176	0.514
	1995	167,287	355,641	0.470
	1996	179,133	373,473	0.480
	1997	188,895	391,666	0.482
	1998	180,031	346,735	0.519
	1999	183,768	343,945	0.534
	2000	178,833	365,348	0.489
	2001	182,976	369,780	0.495
	2002	181,510	380,996	0.476
	2003	176,408	352,839	0.500
	2004	175,972	309,261	0.569
	2005	152,160	289,713	0.525
	2006**	167,389	316,102	0.530
	* Accessions are based on the DMDC edit version of the MEPCOM file. Before FY 1994, these numbers differ from
	accessions reported in Tables D4-D10, which are based on the unedited file received from MEPCOM.
	**The Population Representation in the Military Services (POPREP) is based on data from the Defense Manpower Data
	Center (DMDC). FY 06 Breakouts of accessions by service component and prior service/non-prior service designation will
	not match reports by individual services because of differences in defining prior service accessions. DMDC uses the Defense
	Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) to determine prior service, but the services each use their own criteria.