Table A-1.  Applicants1 for Active Component Enlistment, FY10: by Service, Gender, and Age with Civilian Comparison Group
  SERVICE                
ARMY NAVY MARINE CORPS AIR FORCE TOTAL DoD 17-35 YR-OLD CIVILIANS
AGE Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total
Number
16-17 12,008 3,694 15,702 6,048 3,052 9,100 14,172 1,789 15,961 6,394 2,726 9,120 38,622 11,261 49,883 2,311,630 2,278,051 4,589,680
18 18,708 4,442 23,150 10,833 4,161 14,994 13,121 1,532 14,653 10,177 3,198 13,375 52,839 13,333 66,172 2,147,845 2,013,216 4,161,062
19 15,504 3,320 18,824 8,006 2,786 10,792 6,256 823 7,079 7,604 2,341 9,945 37,370 9,270 46,640 1,948,881 1,976,836 3,925,717
20 11,307 2,516 13,823 5,833 2,064 7,897 3,763 439 4,202 5,541 1,657 7,198 26,444 6,676 33,120 2,197,458 2,095,599 4,293,057
21 8,990 1,974 10,964 4,363 1,506 5,869 2,388 290 2,678 3,940 1,080 5,020 19,681 4,850 24,531 2,108,767 2,016,321 4,125,089
22 7,501 1,705 9,206 3,438 1,157 4,595 1,581 174 1,755 2,919 840 3,759 15,439 3,876 19,315 2,044,881 2,069,953 4,114,834
23 6,380 1,399 7,779 2,911 887 3,798 1,120 121 1,241 2,228 647 2,875 12,639 3,054 15,693 2,012,212 2,070,034 4,082,246
24 5,113 1,002 6,115 2,177 686 2,863 783 88 871 1,669 471 2,140 9,742 2,247 11,989 2,121,381 2,181,530 4,302,911
25 3,972 765 4,737 1,540 473 2,013 496 56 552 1,157 322 1,479 7,165 1,616 8,781 2,126,195 2,091,017 4,217,212
26 3,082 624 3,706 1,113 342 1,455 320 33 353 880 235 1,115 5,395 1,234 6,629 2,068,025 2,008,398 4,076,423
27 2,466 531 2,997 967 309 1,276 268 33 301 551 147 698 4,252 1,020 5,272 2,102,692 2,101,471 4,204,163
28 2,159 505 2,664 783 234 1,017 128 25 153 93 16 109 3,163 780 3,943 2,124,162 2,080,048 4,204,210
29 1,703 392 2,095 568 188 756 51 8 59 67 11 78 2,389 599 2,988 2,158,783 2,190,269 4,349,052
30-34 5,060 1,185 6,245 1,463 440 1,903 75 8 83 183 31 214 6,781 1,664 8,445 9,802,881 9,877,135 19,680,016
35+ 3,360 910 4,270 264 77 341 48 7 55 38 7 45 3,710 1,001 4,711 1,909,688 1,954,835 3,864,523
Total 107,313 24,964 132,277   50,307 18,362 68,669   44,570 5,426 49,996   43,441 13,729 57,170   245,631 62,481 308,112   39,185,481 39,004,713 78,190,194
Percent
16-17 11.2% 14.8% 11.9% 12.0% 16.6% 13.3% 31.8% 33.0% 31.9% 14.7% 19.9% 16.0% 15.7% 18.0% 16.2% 5.9% 5.8% 5.9%
18 17.4% 17.8% 17.5% 21.5% 22.7% 21.8% 29.4% 28.2% 29.3% 23.4% 23.3% 23.4% 21.5% 21.3% 21.5% 5.5% 5.2% 5.3%
19 14.4% 13.3% 14.2% 15.9% 15.2% 15.7% 14.0% 15.2% 14.2% 17.5% 17.1% 17.4% 15.2% 14.8% 15.1% 5.0% 5.1% 5.0%
20 10.5% 10.1% 10.5% 11.6% 11.2% 11.5% 8.4% 8.1% 8.4% 12.8% 12.1% 12.6% 10.8% 10.7% 10.7% 5.6% 5.4% 5.5%
21 8.4% 7.9% 8.3% 8.7% 8.2% 8.5% 5.4% 5.3% 5.4% 9.1% 7.9% 8.8% 8.0% 7.8% 8.0% 5.4% 5.2% 5.3%
22 7.0% 6.8% 7.0% 6.8% 6.3% 6.7% 3.5% 3.2% 3.5% 6.7% 6.1% 6.6% 6.3% 6.2% 6.3% 5.2% 5.3% 5.3%
23 5.9% 5.6% 5.9% 5.8% 4.8% 5.5% 2.5% 2.2% 2.5% 5.1% 4.7% 5.0% 5.1% 4.9% 5.1% 5.1% 5.3% 5.2%
24 4.8% 4.0% 4.6% 4.3% 3.7% 4.2% 1.8% 1.6% 1.7% 3.8% 3.4% 3.7% 4.0% 3.6% 3.9% 5.4% 5.6% 5.5%
25 3.7% 3.1% 3.6% 3.1% 2.6% 2.9% 1.1% 1.0% 1.1% 2.7% 2.3% 2.6% 2.9% 2.6% 2.8% 5.4% 5.4% 5.4%
26 2.9% 2.5% 2.8% 2.2% 1.9% 2.1% 0.72% 0.61% 0.71% 2.0% 1.7% 2.0% 2.2% 2.0% 2.2% 5.3% 5.1% 5.2%
27 2.3% 2.1% 2.3% 1.9% 1.7% 1.9% 0.60% 0.61% 0.60% 1.3% 1.1% 1.2% 1.7% 1.6% 1.7% 5.4% 5.4% 5.4%
28 2.0% 2.0% 2.0% 1.6% 1.3% 1.5% 0.29% 0.46% 0.31% 0.21% 0.12% 0.19% 1.3% 1.2% 1.3% 5.4% 5.3% 5.4%
29 1.6% 1.6% 1.6% 1.1% 1.0% 1.1% 0.11% 0.15% 0.12% 0.15% 0.08% 0.14% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 5.5% 5.6% 5.6%
30-34 4.7% 4.7% 4.7% 2.9% 2.4% 2.8% 0.17% 0.15% 0.17% 0.42% 0.23% 0.37% 2.8% 2.7% 2.7% 25.0% 25.3% 25.2%
35+ 3.1% 3.6% 3.2% 0.52% 0.42% 0.50% 0.11% 0.13% 0.11% 0.09% 0.05% 0.08% 1.5% 1.6% 1.5% 4.9% 5.0% 4.9%
Total 100% 100% 100%   100% 100% 100%   100% 100% 100%   100% 100% 100%   100% 100% 100%   100% 100% 100%
   
  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 FY10.  
      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 2009-September 2010 average. Military data are provided by the
      Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).