Table D-5.  Female Non-Prior Service (NPS) Active Component Enlisted Accessions by Service with Civilian Comparison Group, FYs 1970-2009
                     
  SERVICE         18-24 YR-OLD
FISCAL ARMY   NAVY   MARINE CORPS   AIR FORCE   TOTAL DoD   CIVILIANS
YEAR1 #      %        #      %        #      %        #      %        #      %        %
1970 5,702 4.0% 2,299 3.0% 1,079 2.0% 4,379 6.0% 13,459 3.9% 54.3%
1971 5,193 3.0% 2,453 3.0% 1,097 2.0% 4,189 4.0% 12,932 3.1% 53.3%
1972 5,667 1.2% 1,550 2.5% 1,194 1.3% 4,584 5.4% 12,995 1.8% 52.3%
1973 8,336 4.9% 4,949 5.3% 691 1.4% 6,339 6.8% 20,315 5.0% 52.0%
1974 15,083 8.4% 6,711 7.5% 850 1.9% 8,174 11.1% 30,818 7.9% 52.0%
1975 18,540 10.3% 6,781 6.9% 1,325 2.3% 9,752 13.2% 36,398 8.9% 51.8%
1976 15,792 8.8% 5,128 5.6% 1,261 2.5% 8,613 12.0% 30,794 7.8% 51.5%
1977 18,921 8.7% 5,921 4.6% 1,783 3.1% 12,276 13.4% 38,901 7.9% 51.5%
1978 17,315 14.2% 5,627 7.2% 2,192 5.8% 12,409 18.5% 37,543 12.3% 51.1%
1979 17,196 13.4% 8,705 11.3% 2,137 5.5% 13,307 20.0% 41,345 13.3% 51.0%
1980 22,386 14.1% 10,697 12.1% 2,250 5.4% 13,474 18.9% 48,807 13.5% 50.9%
1981 17,064 15.6% 8,987 10.5% 2,143 5.5% 9,719 13.8% 37,913 12.5% 50.8%
1982 15,183 12.6% 8,238 10.3% 2,226 5.9% 8,520 12.7% 34,167 11.2% 50.8%
1983 16,576 12.5% 8,245 11.2% 1,987 5.4% 8,759 14.5% 35,567 11.7% 50.6%
1984 16,900 13.0% 7,715 10.0% 2,121 5.4% 8,649 14.6% 35,385 11.6% 50.8%
1985 15,401 12.9% 9,733 11.7% 2,174 6.4% 10,943 16.9% 38,251 12.7% 50.8%
1986 15,332 12.1% 8,802 10.0% 2,147 6.2% 11,778 18.4% 38,059 12.1% 50.9%
1987 16,262 13.5% 7,705 8.8% 1,790 5.3% 10,149 18.6% 35,906 12.1% 50.8%
1988 14,265 13.5% 9,799 10.9% 2,101 6.0% 8,011 19.7% 34,176 12.6% 51.2%
1989 16,048 14.3% 10,790 12.0% 2,092 6.4% 9,157 21.2% 38,087 13.7% 51.3%
1990 12,603 14.9% 7,951 11.3% 1,747 5.3% 7,298 20.4% 29,599 13.2% 51.1%
1991 11,266 14.5% 6,394 9.3% 1,606 5.4% 6,452 21.7% 25,718 12.5% 51.0%
1992 12,452 16.3% 8,190 14.0% 1,595 5.0% 7,538 21.7% 29,775 14.8% 50.9%
1993 11,801 16.0% 8,013 12.7% 1,595 4.6% 6,966 22.3% 28,375 14.0% 50.7%
1994 11,168 18.2% 8,989 16.8% 1,720 5.4% 7,085 23.8% 28,962 16.4% 50.4%
1995 10,749 18.7% 9,371 19.9% 1,882 5.9% 7,443 24.2% 29,445 17.6% 50.3%
1996 14,138 20.2% 6,861 14.9% 2,174 6.7% 7,953 26.0% 31,126 17.4% 50.3%
1997 15,271 20.2% 6,935 14.1% 2,440 7.2% 8,422 28.0% 33,068 17.5% 50.0%
1998 12,913 18.9% 8,897 19.0% 2,486 7.4% 8,246 26.1% 32,542 18.1% 49.9%
1999 13,252 19.8% 9,268 18.0% 2,300 7.0% 8,692 26.9% 33,512 18.2% 50.2%
2000 13,883 20.9% 9,095 18.4% 2,145 7.1% 8,496 25.9% 33,619 18.8% 50.2%
2001 14,144 20.5% 9,198 18.4% 2,095 6.9% 8,218 24.3% 33,655 18.4% 50.1%
2002 12,900 18.5% 7,548 17.4% 2,165 6.8% 8,741 24.0% 31,354 17.3% 50.2%
2003 13,009 19.2% 6,926 17.2% 2,173 6.8% 8,568 23.7% 30,676 17.4% 50.0%
2004 12,787 17.6% 6,569 16.7% 2,140 7.1% 7,542 22.4% 29,038 16.5% 50.0%
2005 10,900 17.2% 6,159 16.3% 2,262 7.1% 4,303 22.5% 23,624 15.5% 50.0%
2006 11,658 16.7% 6,786 18.9% 2,285 7.3% 7,262 23.9% 27,991 16.7% 49.6%
2007 10,236 16.3% 6,404 18.5% 2,482 7.3% 6,468 23.3% 25,590 16.1% 49.4%
20082 11,285 16.3% 7,179 18.9% 2,465 6.7% 6,262 22.6% 27,187 15.8% 49.5%
20092 9,947 15.6% 7,391 21.0% 2,532 8.2% 6,733 21.2% 26,603 16.5% 49.7%
     
  1. Data for FYs 1970-1972 are based upon voluntary enlistments only.  They do not include drafted inductees.
  3. Data are based on data from DMDC. 
      Source:  Civilian data 1970-1972 from Labor Force Statistics derived from the Current Population Survey, 1948-1987 (Washington, DC:  Bureau
      of Labor Statistics, August, 1988); Civilian data 1973-present from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey monthly files. Civilian data
      prior to 1989 represent calendar year. Service data 1970-1972 from Patterson, D. A., & Haskins, J. A.,  The Air Force, Conscription, and the
      All-Volunteer Force (Montgomery, AL:  Air University Press, December 1987); and OASD (FMP)(MPP)(AP). Service data 1973-present from 
      DMDC.