Table D-13.  Female Active Component Enlisted Members by Service with Civilian Comparison Group, FYs 1964, 1970-2008
  SERVICE         18-44 YR-OLD
FISCAL ARMY   NAVY   MARINE CORPS   AIR FORCE   DoD   CIVILIANS
YEAR #      %        #      %        #      %        #      %        #      %        %
19641 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%
2007 58,117 13.4% 41,144 14.7% 10,568 6.3% 52,595 20.0% 162,424 14.2% 45.9%
2008 59,703 13.2% 41,194 15.0% 11,113 6.2% 51,404 19.9% 163,414 14.0% 45.8%
     
  1. 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 DMDC.