Table A-1.  Applicants1 for Active Component Enlistment, FY11: by Service, Gender, and Age with Civilian Comparison Group
  SERVICE                
ARMY NAVY MARINE CORPS AIR FORCE TOTAL DoD 17-35 YR-OLD CIVILIAN POP
AGE Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total
Number
17 11,600 3,314 14,914 6,348 3,154 9,502 15,112 1,796 16,908 5,786 2,516 8,302 38,846 10,780 49,626 2,264,236 2,100,134 4,364,369
18 18,017 4,091 22,108 10,664 3,894 14,558 13,750 1,499 15,249 9,762 2,920 12,682 52,193 12,404 64,597 2,177,344 2,064,317 4,241,661
19 14,340 2,868 17,208 7,705 2,749 10,454 6,615 701 7,316 7,002 2,057 9,059 35,662 8,375 44,037 1,936,939 1,902,423 3,839,362
20 10,570 2,226 12,796 5,418 1,718 7,136 3,850 405 4,255 4,981 1,472 6,453 24,819 5,821 30,640 2,238,965 2,155,524 4,394,489
21 7,951 1,728 9,679 4,015 1,286 5,301 2,405 251 2,656 3,546 1,049 4,595 17,917 4,314 22,231 2,192,590 2,156,036 4,348,626
22 6,346 1,418 7,764 3,233 1,093 4,326 1,562 184 1,746 2,691 827 3,518 13,832 3,522 17,354 2,112,091 2,063,122 4,175,214
23 5,268 1,121 6,389 2,512 816 3,328 1,049 95 1,144 2,057 585 2,642 10,886 2,617 13,503 2,121,982 2,100,212 4,222,193
24 4,017 856 4,873 1,915 608 2,523 684 68 752 1,528 404 1,932 8,144 1,936 10,080 2,108,224 2,088,004 4,196,229
25 3,063 661 3,724 1,463 474 1,937 448 59 507 1,082 266 1,348 6,056 1,460 7,516 2,157,514 2,094,673 4,252,187
26 2,392 505 2,897 1,086 307 1,393 325 37 362 741 199 940 4,544 1,048 5,592 2,125,117 2,101,453 4,226,570
27 1,891 457 2,348 829 274 1,103 220 24 244 428 123 551 3,368 878 4,246 2,031,873 2,032,471 4,064,344
28 1,625 369 1,994 733 212 945 117 18 135 90 27 117 2,565 626 3,191 2,120,094 2,114,013 4,234,107
29 1,234 281 1,515 546 149 695 25 4 29 64 15 79 1,869 449 2,318 2,215,551 2,120,925 4,336,476
30 932 236 1,168 430 141 571 16 5 21 53 6 59 1,431 388 1,819 2,135,490 2,129,731 4,265,221
31 791 175 966 338 98 436 7 1 8 42 12 54 1,178 286 1,464 2,031,393 2,099,531 4,130,923
32 598 156 754 232 79 311 5 2 7 32 5 37 867 242 1,109 1,960,039 2,019,619 3,979,658
33 551 152 703 212 76 288 9 0 9 31 0 31 803 228 1,031 1,951,626 1,920,934 3,872,560
34 448 128 576 132 43 175 6 0 6 18 4 22 604 175 779 1,922,671 1,969,437 3,892,108
35-39 925 277 1,202 196 67 263 8 1 9 35 5 40 1,164 350 1,514 1,859,409 1,961,024 3,820,433
40+ 287 111 398 15 6 21 24 5 29 11 2 13 337 124 461
Total 92,846 21,130 113,976   48,022 17,244 65,266   46,237 5,155 51,392   39,980 12,494 52,474   227,085 56,023 283,108   39,663,147 39,193,584 78,856,731
  SERVICE                
ARMY NAVY MARINE CORPS AIR FORCE TOTAL DoD 17-35 YR-OLD CIVILIAN POP
AGE Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total
Percent
17 12.5 15.7 13.1 13.2 18.3 14.6 32.7 34.8 32.9 14.5 20.1 15.8 17.1 19.2 17.5 5.7 5.4 5.5
18 19.4 19.4 19.4 22.2 22.6 22.3 29.7 29.1 29.7 24.4 23.4 24.2 23.0 22.1 22.8 5.5 5.3 5.4
19 15.4 13.6 15.1 16.0 15.9 16.0 14.3 13.6 14.2 17.5 16.5 17.3 15.7 14.9 15.6 4.9 4.9 4.9
20 11.4 10.5 11.2 11.3 10.0 10.9 8.3 7.9 8.3 12.5 11.8 12.3 10.9 10.4 10.8 5.6 5.5 5.6
21 8.6 8.2 8.5 8.4 7.5 8.1 5.2 4.9 5.2 8.9 8.4 8.8 7.9 7.7 7.9 5.5 5.5 5.5
22 6.8 6.7 6.8 6.7 6.3 6.6 3.4 3.6 3.4 6.7 6.6 6.7 6.1 6.3 6.1 5.3 5.3 5.3
23 5.7 5.3 5.6 5.2 4.7 5.1 2.3 1.8 2.2 5.1 4.7 5.0 4.8 4.7 4.8 5.4 5.4 5.4
24 4.3 4.1 4.3 4.0 3.5 3.9 1.5 1.3 1.5 3.8 3.2 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.6 5.3 5.3 5.3
25 3.3 3.1 3.3 3.0 2.7 3.0 0.97 1.1 0.99 2.7 2.1 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.7 5.4 5.3 5.4
26 2.6 2.4 2.5 2.3 1.8 2.1 0.70 0.72 0.70 1.9 1.6 1.8 2.0 1.9 2.0 5.4 5.4 5.4
27 2.0 2.2 2.1 1.7 1.6 1.7 0.48 0.47 0.47 1.1 0.98 1.1 1.5 1.6 1.5 5.1 5.2 5.2
28 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.2 1.4 0.25 0.35 0.26 0.23 0.22 0.22 1.1 1.1 1.1 5.3 5.4 5.4
29 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.1 0.86 1.1 0.05 0.08 0.06 0.16 0.12 0.15 0.82 0.80 0.82 5.6 5.4 5.5
30 1.0 1.1 1.0 0.90 0.82 0.87 0.03 0.10 0.04 0.13 0.05 0.11 0.63 0.69 0.64 5.4 5.4 5.4
31 0.85 0.83 0.85 0.70 0.57 0.67 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.11 0.10 0.10 0.52 0.51 0.52 5.1 5.4 5.2
32 0.64 0.74 0.66 0.48 0.46 0.48 0.01 0.04 0.01 0.08 0.04 0.07 0.38 0.43 0.39 4.9 5.2 5.0
33 0.59 0.72 0.62 0.44 0.44 0.44 0.02 0 0.02 0.08 0 0.06 0.35 0.41 0.36 4.9 4.9 4.9
34 0.48 0.61 0.51 0.27 0.25 0.27 0.01 0 0.01 0.05 0.03 0.04 0.27 0.31 0.28 4.8 5.0 4.9
35-39 1.0 1.3 1.1 0.41 0.39 0.40 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.09 0.04 0.08 0.51 0.62 0.53 4.7 5.0 4.8
40+ 0.31 0.53 0.35 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.05 0.10 0.06 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.15 0.22 0.16
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 FY11.  
      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 2010-September 2011 average. Military data are provided by the
      Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).