| Table D-13. Female Active Component Enlisted Members by Service with Civilian Comparison Group, FYs 1964, 1970-2006 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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% | |||||
| 2004 | 60,361 | 14.6% | 45,318 | 14.4% | 9,654 | 6.1% | 59,436 | 19.9% | 174,769 | 14.8% | 45.8% | |||||
| 2005 | 57,196 | 14.1% | 43,698 | 14.3% | 9,849 | 6.1% | 54,906 | 19.9% | 165,649 | 14.4% | 45.8% | |||||
| 2006 | 58,012 | 13.8% | 42,331 | 14.4% | 10,045 | 6.2% | 54,957 | 20.1% | 165,345 | 14.4% | 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. | ||||||||||||||||