Table A-4.  FY 2007 Applicants1 for Active Component Enlistment by Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT) Category, Service, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group
a.  Number
                   
AFQT CATEGORY3
GENDER       I      II     IIIA     IIIB      IV       V Other/Unk.2 TOTAL I-IIIA SUBTOTAL
ARMY                  
   Males 4,760 25,329 18,433 25,451 14,891 4,093 7,801 100,758 48,522
   Females 626 5,015 4,230 6,742 4,526 1,026 1,087 23,252 9,871
   Total 5,386 30,344 22,663 32,193 19,417 5,119 8,888 124,010 58,393
NAVY                  
   Males 3,035 17,548 12,077 13,509 6,493 1,220 1,050 54,932 32,660
   Females 463 4,186 3,746 5,111 2,874 447 197 17,024 8,395
   Total 3,498 21,734 15,823 18,620 9,367 1,667 1,247 71,956 41,055
MARINE CORPS                
   Males 1,968 15,230 10,942 13,478 5,316 1,010 1,480 49,424 28,140
   Females 125 1,209 1,070 1,533 656 115 109 4,817 2,404
   Total 2,093 16,439 12,012 15,011 5,972 1,125 1,589 54,241 30,544
AIR FORCE                  
   Males 2,101 12,794 7,515 7,223 2,826 381 232 33,072 22,410
   Females 370 3,771 3,232 3,712 1,944 225 82 13,336 7,373
   Total 2,471 16,565 10,747 10,935 4,770 606 314 46,408 29,783
TOTAL DoD                  
   Males 11,864 70,901 48,967 59,661 29,526 6,704 10,563 238,186 131,732
   Females 1,584 14,181 12,278 17,098 10,000 1,813 1,475 58,429 28,043
   Total 13,448 85,082 61,245 76,759 39,526 8,517 12,038 296,615 159,775
                   
1997,  18-23 YR-OLD CIVILIANS               
   Males 858,426 3,063,109 1,619,470 1,943,276 2,075,562 0 1,012,481 10,572,324 5,541,005
   Females 800,745 2,775,846 1,661,068 2,021,007 2,303,734 0 972,965 10,535,365 5,237,659
   Total 1,659,171 5,838,955 3,280,538 3,964,283 4,379,296 0 1,985,446 21,107,689 10,778,664
b.  Percent
                   
AFQT CATEGORY3
GENDER       I      II     IIIA     IIIB      IV       V Other/Unk.2 TOTAL I-IIIA SUBTOTAL
ARMY                  
   Males 4.72% 25.14% 18.29% 25.26% 14.78% 4.06% 7.74% 100.00% 48.16%
   Females 2.69% 21.57% 18.19% 29.00% 19.46% 4.41% 4.67% 100.00% 42.45%
   Total 4.34% 24.47% 18.28% 25.96% 15.66% 4.13% 7.17% 100.00% 47.09%
NAVY                  
   Males 5.53% 31.94% 21.99% 24.59% 11.82% 2.22% 1.91% 100.00% 59.46%
   Females 2.72% 24.59% 22.00% 30.02% 16.88% 2.63% 1.16% 100.00% 49.31%
   Total 4.86% 30.20% 21.99% 25.88% 13.02% 2.32% 1.73% 100.00% 57.06%
MARINE CORPS                
   Males 3.98% 30.81% 22.14% 27.27% 10.76% 2.04% 2.99% 100.00% 56.94%
   Females 2.59% 25.10% 22.21% 31.82% 13.62% 2.39% 2.26% 100.00% 49.91%
   Total 3.86% 30.31% 22.15% 27.67% 11.01% 2.07% 2.93% 100.00% 56.31%
AIR FORCE                  
   Males 6.35% 38.69% 22.72% 21.84% 8.54% 1.15% 0.70% 100.00% 67.76%
   Females 2.77% 28.28% 24.24% 27.83% 14.58% 1.69% 0.61% 100.00% 55.29%
   Total 5.32% 35.69% 23.16% 23.56% 10.28% 1.31% 0.68% 100.00% 64.18%
TOTAL DoD                  
   Males 4.98% 29.77% 20.56% 25.05% 12.40% 2.81% 4.43% 100.00% 55.31%
   Females 2.71% 24.27% 21.01% 29.26% 17.11% 3.10% 2.52% 100.00% 48.00%
   Total 4.53% 28.68% 20.65% 25.88% 13.33% 2.87% 4.06% 100.00% 53.87%
                   
1997, 18-23 YR-OLD CIVILIANS                 
   Males 8.12% 28.97% 15.32% 18.38% 19.63% 0.00% 9.58% 100.00% 52.41%
   Females 7.60% 26.35% 15.77% 19.18% 21.87% 0.00% 9.24% 100.00% 49.72%
   Total 7.86% 27.66% 15.54% 18.78% 20.75% 0.00% 9.41% 100.00% 51.07%
   
  1. Refers to non-prior service (NPS) individuals whose first formal application (i.e., taking a screening physical exam or the Armed Services 
      Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)) was in FY 2007.  Does not include participants in the High School Testing Program unless otherwise 
      tested.
  2. Civilian numbers include AFQT category V.
  3. AFQT categories are based on normalized test scores:
            Cat I 100-93
            Cat II 92-65
            Cat IIIA 64-50
            Cat IIIB 49-31
            Cat IV 30-10
            Cat V 9-1
      Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding.