Table A-1.  Applicants 1 for Active Component Enlistment, FY13: by Service, Gender, and Age with Civilian Comparison Group
Number
  SERVICE                
ARMY NAVY MARINE CORPS AIR FORCE TOTAL DoD 17-39 YR-OLD CIVILIAN POP
AGE Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total
17 12,060 3,878 15,938 6,749 3,350 10,099 13,988 1,563 15,551 4,771 1,978 6,749 37,568 10,769 48,337 2,314,490 2,199,701 4,514,190
18 16,327 4,044 20,371 12,003 4,291 16,294 13,512 1,402 14,914 7,724 2,355 10,079 49,566 12,092 61,658 2,072,452 1,981,211 4,053,663
19 11,358 2,398 13,756 8,293 2,666 10,959 6,185 651 6,836 5,150 1,593 6,743 30,986 7,308 38,294 1,968,962 1,965,061 3,934,022
20 7,684 1,687 9,371 5,756 1,745 7,501 3,488 333 3,821 3,490 1,097 4,587 20,418 4,862 25,280 2,124,815 2,122,225 4,247,040
21 5,884 1,366 7,250 4,202 1,306 5,508 2,236 210 2,446 2,544 760 3,304 14,866 3,642 18,508 2,221,217 2,182,369 4,403,586
22 5,032 1,143 6,175 3,350 1,012 4,362 1,462 142 1,604 2,010 647 2,657 11,854 2,944 14,798 2,235,061 2,282,207 4,517,268
23 3,933 897 4,830 2,538 774 3,312 954 86 1,040 1,557 482 2,039 8,982 2,239 11,221 2,224,596 2,205,844 4,430,440
24 2,909 645 3,554 1,855 558 2,413 564 58 622 1,006 278 1,284 6,334 1,539 7,873 2,205,085 2,204,806 4,409,892
25 2,287 531 2,818 1,318 371 1,689 386 42 428 711 203 914 4,702 1,147 5,849 2,031,848 1,994,417 4,026,266
26 1,748 411 2,159 1,004 308 1,312 269 34 303 497 172 669 3,518 925 4,443 2,067,363 2,029,207 4,096,570
27 1,439 329 1,768 780 240 1,020 177 19 196 301 89 390 2,697 677 3,374 2,137,277 2,132,851 4,270,128
28 1,160 293 1,453 626 180 806 93 16 109 44 12 56 1,923 501 2,424 2,054,899 2,151,219 4,206,118
29 915 256 1,171 464 118 582 7 3 10 42 5 47 1,428 382 1,810 2,008,207 2,190,023 4,198,230
30 684 196 880 329 101 430 7 2 9 26 6 32 1,046 305 1,351 2,060,232 2,162,361 4,222,593
31 546 139 685 240 69 309 7 0 7 21 10 31 814 218 1,032 2,014,088 1,993,477 4,007,565
32 466 111 577 204 67 271 5 1 6 22 3 25 697 182 879 2,090,299 2,161,861 4,252,160
33 398 116 514 152 59 211 2 0 2 15 2 17 567 177 744 2,035,486 2,086,475 4,121,961
34 316 90 406 119 34 153 0 1 1 10 3 13 445 128 573 1,927,382 2,058,776 3,986,158
35 40 8 48 44 20 64 0 0 0 6 1 7 90 29 119 1,922,613 2,005,207 3,927,820
36 29 5 34 35 19 54 0 0 0 4 2 6 68 26 94 1,922,459 1,999,225 3,921,684
37 25 6 31 31 10 41 0 0 0 2 1 3 58 17 75 1,852,533 1,938,091 3,790,624
38 19 4 23 37 12 49 0 0 0 2 1 3 58 17 75 1,900,233 1,882,320 3,782,553
39 19 3 22 24 4 28 0 0 0 3 0 3 46 7 53 1,759,293 1,921,846 3,681,139
40+ 41 10 51 8 1 9 1 1 2 6 0 6 56 12 68
Total 75,319 18,566 93,885   50,161 17,315 67,476   43,343 4,564 47,907   29,964 9,700 39,664   198,787 50,145 248,932   47,150,889 47,850,780 95,001,669
Percent
  SERVICE                
ARMY NAVY MARINE CORPS AIR FORCE TOTAL DoD 17-39 YR-OLD CIVILIAN POP
AGE Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total
17 16.0 20.9 17.0 13.5 19.3 15.0 32.3 34.2 32.5 15.9 20.4 17.0 18.9 21.5 19.4 4.9 4.6 4.8
18 21.7 21.8 21.7 23.9 24.8 24.1 31.2 30.7 31.1 25.8 24.3 25.4 24.9 24.1 24.8 4.4 4.1 4.3
19 15.1 12.9 14.7 16.5 15.4 16.2 14.3 14.3 14.3 17.2 16.4 17.0 15.6 14.6 15.4 4.2 4.1 4.1
20 10.2 9.1 10.0 11.5 10.1 11.1 8.0 7.3 8.0 11.6 11.3 11.6 10.3 9.7 10.2 4.5 4.4 4.5
21 7.8 7.4 7.7 8.4 7.5 8.2 5.2 4.6 5.1 8.5 7.8 8.3 7.5 7.3 7.4 4.7 4.6 4.6
22 6.7 6.2 6.6 6.7 5.8 6.5 3.4 3.1 3.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.9 5.9 4.7 4.8 4.8
23 5.2 4.8 5.1 5.1 4.5 4.9 2.2 1.9 2.2 5.2 5.0 5.1 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.7 4.6 4.7
24 3.9 3.5 3.8 3.7 3.2 3.6 1.3 1.3 1.3 3.4 2.9 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.2 4.7 4.6 4.6
25 3.0 2.9 3.0 2.6 2.1 2.5 0.89 0.92 0.89 2.4 2.1 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.3 4.3 4.2 4.2
26 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.0 1.8 1.9 0.62 0.74 0.63 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.8 4.4 4.2 4.3
27 1.9 1.8 1.9 1.6 1.4 1.5 0.41 0.42 0.41 1.0 0.92 0.98 1.4 1.4 1.4 4.5 4.5 4.5
28 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.2 1.0 1.2 0.21 0.35 0.23 0.15 0.12 0.14 0.97 1.0 0.97 4.4 4.5 4.4
29 1.2 1.4 1.2 0.93 0.68 0.86 0.02 0.07 0.02 0.14 0.05 0.12 0.72 0.76 0.73 4.3 4.6 4.4
30 0.91 1.1 0.94 0.66 0.58 0.64 0.02 0.04 0.02 0.09 0.06 0.08 0.53 0.61 0.54 4.4 4.5 4.4
31 0.72 0.75 0.73 0.48 0.40 0.46 0.02 0 0.01 0.07 0.10 0.08 0.41 0.43 0.41 4.3 4.2 4.2
32 0.62 0.60 0.61 0.41 0.39 0.40 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.07 0.03 0.06 0.35 0.36 0.35 4.4 4.5 4.5
33 0.53 0.62 0.55 0.30 0.34 0.31 0 0 0 0.05 0.02 0.04 0.29 0.35 0.30 4.3 4.4 4.3
34 0.42 0.48 0.43 0.24 0.20 0.23 0 0.02 0 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.22 0.26 0.23 4.1 4.3 4.2
35 0.05 0.04 0.05 0.09 0.12 0.09 0 0 0 0.02 0.01 0.02 0.05 0.06 0.05 4.1 4.2 4.1
36 0.04 0.03 0.04 0.07 0.11 0.08 0 0 0 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.05 0.04 4.1 4.2 4.1
37 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.06 0.06 0.06 0 0 0 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.03 0.03 0.03 3.9 4.1 4.0
38 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.07 0.07 0.07 0 0 0 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.03 0.03 0.03 4.0 3.9 4.0
39 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.05 0.02 0.04 0 0 0 0.01 0 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.02 3.7 4.0 3.9
40+ 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.02 0.01 0.01 0 0.02 0 0.02 0 0.02 0.03 0.02 0.03
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 FY13.  
      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 17-39, October 2012-September 2013 average. Military data are provided by the
      Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).