Table A-1. FY 2008 Applicants1 for Active Component Enlistment by Age, Service, and
Gender with Civilian Comparison Group |
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AGE |
SERVICE |
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ARMY |
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NAVY |
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MARINE CORPS |
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AIR FORCE |
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TOTAL DoD |
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17-35 YR-OLD CIVILIANS |
Males |
Females |
Total |
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Males |
Females |
Total |
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Males |
Females |
Total |
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Males |
Females |
Total |
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Males |
Females |
Total |
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Males |
Females |
Total |
a. Number |
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16-17 |
15,328 |
4,959 |
20,287 |
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9,607 |
4,142 |
13,749 |
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15,295 |
1,483 |
16,778 |
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5,052 |
2,654 |
7,706 |
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45,282 |
13,238 |
58,520 |
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2,270,403 |
2,287,084 |
4,557,487 |
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18,227 |
4,276 |
22,503 |
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14,572 |
4,673 |
19,245 |
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15,668 |
1,363 |
17,031 |
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8,726 |
3,439 |
12,165 |
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57,193 |
13,751 |
70,944 |
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2,202,343 |
2,056,469 |
4,258,813 |
19 |
13,860 |
3,170 |
17,030 |
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10,682 |
3,044 |
13,726 |
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8,363 |
695 |
9,058 |
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6,843 |
2,599 |
9,442 |
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39,748 |
9,508 |
49,256 |
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1,855,664 |
1,848,291 |
3,703,955 |
20 |
10,729 |
2,223 |
12,952 |
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7,418 |
2,021 |
9,439 |
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5,087 |
370 |
5,457 |
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4,863 |
1,661 |
6,524 |
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28,097 |
6,275 |
34,372 |
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2,061,557 |
1,978,176 |
4,039,733 |
21 |
8,808 |
1,702 |
10,510 |
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5,365 |
1,407 |
6,772 |
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3,511 |
267 |
3,778 |
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3,531 |
1,169 |
4,700 |
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21,215 |
4,545 |
25,760 |
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2,011,897 |
2,012,962 |
4,024,858 |
22 |
7,491 |
1,512 |
9,003 |
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4,090 |
1,097 |
5,187 |
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2,493 |
176 |
2,669 |
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2,593 |
851 |
3,444 |
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16,667 |
3,636 |
20,303 |
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2,114,534 |
2,053,322 |
4,167,856 |
23 |
6,353 |
1,186 |
7,539 |
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3,139 |
875 |
4,014 |
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1,735 |
116 |
1,851 |
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1,824 |
537 |
2,361 |
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13,051 |
2,714 |
15,765 |
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2,079,317 |
2,067,976 |
4,147,294 |
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5,132 |
933 |
6,065 |
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2,317 |
657 |
2,974 |
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1,339 |
74 |
1,413 |
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1,185 |
408 |
1,593 |
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9,973 |
2,072 |
12,045 |
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1,987,029 |
2,036,640 |
4,023,669 |
25+ |
25,091 |
5,053 |
30,144 |
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8,207 |
2,350 |
10,557 |
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2,991 |
195 |
3,186 |
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2,059 |
752 |
2,811 |
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38,348 |
8,350 |
46,698 |
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21,901,463 |
21,965,116 |
43,866,580 |
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Total |
111,019 |
25,014 |
136,033 |
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65,397 |
20,266 |
85,663 |
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56,482 |
4,739 |
61,221 |
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36,676 |
14,070 |
50,746 |
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269,574 |
64,089 |
333,663 |
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38,484,207 |
38,306,037 |
76,790,244 |
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b. Percent |
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16-17 |
75.56% |
24.44% |
100.00% |
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69.87% |
30.13% |
100.00% |
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91.16% |
8.84% |
100.00% |
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65.56% |
34.44% |
100.00% |
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77.38% |
22.62% |
100.00% |
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49.82% |
50.18% |
100.00% |
18 |
81.00% |
19.00% |
100.00% |
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75.72% |
24.28% |
100.00% |
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92.00% |
8.00% |
100.00% |
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71.73% |
28.27% |
100.00% |
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80.62% |
19.38% |
100.00% |
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51.71% |
48.29% |
100.00% |
19 |
81.39% |
18.61% |
100.00% |
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77.82% |
22.18% |
100.00% |
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92.33% |
7.67% |
100.00% |
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72.47% |
27.53% |
100.00% |
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80.70% |
19.30% |
100.00% |
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50.10% |
49.90% |
100.00% |
20 |
82.84% |
17.16% |
100.00% |
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78.59% |
21.41% |
100.00% |
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93.22% |
6.78% |
100.00% |
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74.54% |
25.46% |
100.00% |
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81.74% |
18.26% |
100.00% |
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51.03% |
48.97% |
100.00% |
21 |
83.81% |
16.19% |
100.00% |
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79.22% |
20.78% |
100.00% |
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92.93% |
7.07% |
100.00% |
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75.13% |
24.87% |
100.00% |
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82.36% |
17.64% |
100.00% |
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49.99% |
50.01% |
100.00% |
22 |
83.21% |
16.79% |
100.00% |
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78.85% |
21.15% |
100.00% |
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93.41% |
6.59% |
100.00% |
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75.29% |
24.71% |
100.00% |
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82.09% |
17.91% |
100.00% |
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50.73% |
49.27% |
100.00% |
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84.27% |
15.73% |
100.00% |
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78.20% |
21.80% |
100.00% |
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93.73% |
6.27% |
100.00% |
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77.26% |
22.74% |
100.00% |
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82.78% |
17.22% |
100.00% |
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50.14% |
49.86% |
100.00% |
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84.62% |
15.38% |
100.00% |
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77.91% |
22.09% |
100.00% |
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94.76% |
5.24% |
100.00% |
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74.39% |
25.61% |
100.00% |
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82.80% |
17.20% |
100.00% |
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49.38% |
50.62% |
100.00% |
25+ |
83.24% |
16.76% |
100.00% |
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77.74% |
22.26% |
100.00% |
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93.88% |
6.12% |
100.00% |
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73.25% |
26.75% |
100.00% |
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82.12% |
17.88% |
100.00% |
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49.93% |
50.07% |
100.00% |
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Total |
81.61% |
18.39% |
100.00% |
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76.34% |
23.66% |
100.00% |
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92.26% |
7.74% |
100.00% |
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72.27% |
27.73% |
100.00% |
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80.79% |
19.21% |
100.00% |
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50.12% |
49.88% |
100.00% |
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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 2008. |
Does not include participants in the
High School Testing Program unless otherwise tested. |
Rows and columns may not add to totals
due to rounding. |
Source:
Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population
Survey, noninstitutional, age 17-35, October 2007-September 2008 average. |
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