Table A-1.  Applicants 1 for Active Component Enlistment, FY14: 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 12,100 4,053 16,153 6,720 3,075 9,795 11,921 1,712 13,633 4,064 1,733 5,797 34,805 10,573 45,378 2,182,406 2,213,763 4,396,169
18 16,023 4,026 20,049 10,639 3,764 14,403 10,925 1,425 12,350 6,573 2,060 8,633 44,160 11,275 55,435 2,124,413 1,954,224 4,078,637
19 10,329 2,285 12,614 6,563 2,090 8,653 4,501 636 5,137 4,260 1,301 5,561 25,653 6,312 31,965 1,896,238 1,899,033 3,795,271
20 6,680 1,481 8,161 4,479 1,500 5,979 2,393 375 2,768 2,900 943 3,843 16,452 4,299 20,751 2,159,349 2,104,012 4,263,361
21 5,157 1,151 6,308 3,303 1,019 4,322 1,447 217 1,664 2,032 684 2,716 11,939 3,071 15,010 2,197,839 2,141,427 4,339,266
22 4,078 1,026 5,104 2,714 894 3,608 971 152 1,123 1,601 573 2,174 9,364 2,645 12,009 2,176,527 2,143,607 4,320,134
23 3,385 830 4,215 2,229 711 2,940 687 117 804 1,163 423 1,586 7,464 2,081 9,545 2,290,209 2,342,411 4,632,620
24 2,669 636 3,305 1,610 495 2,105 429 66 495 864 305 1,169 5,572 1,502 7,074 2,247,781 2,291,376 4,539,157
25 1,893 495 2,388 1,088 321 1,409 265 41 306 605 182 787 3,851 1,039 4,890 2,096,499 2,141,137 4,237,636
26 1,492 340 1,832 823 237 1,060 162 26 188 399 145 544 2,876 748 3,624 2,121,977 2,139,744 4,261,721
27 1,218 303 1,521 643 201 844 108 17 125 260 90 350 2,229 611 2,840 2,081,616 2,003,505 4,085,122
28 973 256 1,229 467 164 631 54 13 67 35 11 46 1,529 444 1,973 2,152,103 2,202,772 4,354,875
29 748 174 922 383 112 495 9 0 9 24 7 31 1,164 293 1,457 2,040,138 2,159,565 4,199,703
30 570 158 728 289 96 385 4 3 7 22 8 30 885 265 1,150 1,998,757 2,101,368 4,100,125
31 455 129 584 223 69 292 3 1 4 19 3 22 700 202 902 2,077,349 2,130,978 4,208,327
32 344 98 442 160 49 209 1 0 1 9 0 9 514 147 661 2,068,619 2,033,696 4,102,315
33 335 91 426 139 50 189 3 0 3 6 3 9 483 144 627 2,090,517 2,163,845 4,254,362
34 279 88 367 101 47 148 0 0 0 9 4 13 389 139 528 2,037,777 2,155,527 4,193,304
35 16 3 19 40 18 58 0 1 1 2 0 2 58 22 80 1,966,901 2,036,141 4,003,043
36 20 0 20 39 15 54 1 0 1 6 4 10 66 19 85 1,847,537 1,996,840 3,844,377
37 16 1 17 33 9 42 0 0 0 5 1 6 54 11 65 1,898,351 1,949,344 3,847,695
38 7 2 9 31 13 44 0 0 0 1 3 4 39 18 57 1,883,728 1,925,081 3,808,809
39 5 2 7 18 13 31 0 0 0 2 1 3 25 16 41 1,884,469 1,941,685 3,826,154
40+ 20 5 25 2 2 4 1 0 1 4 1 5 27 8 35
Total 68,812 17,633 86,445   42,736 14,964 57,700   33,885 4,802 38,687   24,865 8,485 33,350   170,298 45,884 216,182   47,521,101 48,171,080 95,692,180
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 17.6 23.0 18.7 15.7 20.5 17.0 35.2 35.7 35.2 16.3 20.4 17.4 20.4 23.0 21.0 4.6 4.6 4.6
18 23.3 22.8 23.2 24.9 25.2 25.0 32.2 29.7 31.9 26.4 24.3 25.9 25.9 24.6 25.6 4.5 4.1 4.3
19 15.0 13.0 14.6 15.4 14.0 15.0 13.3 13.2 13.3 17.1 15.3 16.7 15.1 13.8 14.8 4.0 3.9 4.0
20 9.7 8.4 9.4 10.5 10.0 10.4 7.1 7.8 7.2 11.7 11.1 11.5 9.7 9.4 9.6 4.5 4.4 4.5
21 7.5 6.5 7.3 7.7 6.8 7.5 4.3 4.5 4.3 8.2 8.1 8.1 7.0 6.7 6.9 4.6 4.4 4.5
22 5.9 5.8 5.9 6.4 6.0 6.3 2.9 3.2 2.9 6.4 6.8 6.5 5.5 5.8 5.6 4.6 4.4 4.5
23 4.9 4.7 4.9 5.2 4.8 5.1 2.0 2.4 2.1 4.7 5.0 4.8 4.4 4.5 4.4 4.8 4.9 4.8
24 3.9 3.6 3.8 3.8 3.3 3.6 1.3 1.4 1.3 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.3 4.7 4.8 4.7
25 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.5 2.1 2.4 0.78 0.85 0.79 2.4 2.1 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.3 4.4 4.4 4.4
26 2.2 1.9 2.1 1.9 1.6 1.8 0.48 0.54 0.49 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.7 4.5 4.4 4.5
27 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.5 1.3 1.5 0.32 0.35 0.32 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.3 4.4 4.2 4.3
28 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.16 0.27 0.17 0.14 0.13 0.14 0.90 0.97 0.91 4.5 4.6 4.6
29 1.1 0.99 1.1 0.90 0.75 0.86 0.03 0 0.02 0.10 0.08 0.09 0.68 0.64 0.67 4.3 4.5 4.4
30 0.83 0.90 0.84 0.68 0.64 0.67 0.01 0.06 0.02 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.52 0.58 0.53 4.2 4.4 4.3
31 0.66 0.73 0.68 0.52 0.46 0.51 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.08 0.04 0.07 0.41 0.44 0.42 4.4 4.4 4.4
32 0.50 0.56 0.51 0.37 0.33 0.36 0 0 0 0.04 0 0.03 0.30 0.32 0.31 4.4 4.2 4.3
33 0.49 0.52 0.49 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.01 0 0.01 0.02 0.04 0.03 0.28 0.31 0.29 4.4 4.5 4.4
34 0.41 0.50 0.42 0.24 0.31 0.26 0 0 0 0.04 0.05 0.04 0.23 0.30 0.24 4.3 4.5 4.4
35 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.09 0.12 0.10 0 0.02 0 0.01 0 0.01 0.03 0.05 0.04 4.1 4.2 4.2
36 0.03 0 0.02 0.09 0.10 0.09 0 0 0 0.02 0.05 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.04 3.9 4.1 4.0
37 0.02 0.01 0.02 0.08 0.06 0.07 0 0 0 0.02 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.02 0.03 4.0 4.0 4.0
38 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.07 0.09 0.08 0 0 0 0 0.04 0.01 0.02 0.04 0.03 4.0 4.0 4.0
39 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.04 0.09 0.05 0 0 0 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.03 0.02 4.0 4.0 4.0
40+ 0.03 0.03 0.03 0 0.01 0.01 0 0 0 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.02
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 FY14.  
      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 2013-September 2014 average. Military data are provided by the
      Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).