Table B-8.  Non-Prior Service (NPS) Active Component Enlisted Accessions, FY16: by Quality, Service, and Gender
                 
QUALITY
HIGH QUALITY1 NON-HIGH QUALITY TOTAL
GENDER      #     %        #     %        #     %
ARMY                
   Males 28,090 57.83 20,481 42.17 48,571 100
   Females 5,056 49.95 5,066 50.05 10,122 100
   Total 33,146 56.47 25,547 43.53 58,693 100
   Percent Females 15.25 19.83 17.25
NAVY                
   Males 20,186 87.70 2,830 12.30 23,016 100
   Females 5,631 75.39 1,838 24.61 7,469 100
   Total 25,817 84.69 4,668 15.31 30,485 100
   Percent Females 21.81 39.37 24.50
MARINE CORPS                
   Males 19,338 71.03 7,886 28.97 27,224 100
   Females 2,214 72.38 845 27.62 3,059 100
   Total 21,552 71.17 8,731 28.83 30,283 100
   Percent Females 10.27 9.68 10.10
AIR FORCE                
   Males 21,270 85.63 3,568 14.37 24,838 100
   Females 5,757 81.19 1,334 18.81 7,091 100
   Total 27,027 84.65 4,902 15.35 31,929 100
   Percent Females 21.30 27.21 22.21
TOTAL DoD                
   Males 88,884 71.88 34,765 28.12 123,649 100
   Females 18,658 67.26 9,083 32.74 27,741 100
   Total 107,542 71.04 43,848 28.96 151,390 100
   Percent Females 17.35 20.71 18.32
     
1. High quality accessions are those individuals with Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT) scores in categories I-IIIA and Tier 1 educational backgrounds.
Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding.
Military data are provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).