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                        | Table A-5.  FY 1997 Applicants* for Active Component Enlistment by AFQT Category, Service, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                        a.  Number | 
                          | 
                          | 
                          | 
                          | 
                          | 
                          | 
                          | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                        GENDER | 
                              I | 
                             II | 
                            IIIA | 
                            IIIB | 
                             IV | 
                              V | 
                        Other/Unk. | 
                        TOTAL | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                        ARMY | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Males | 
                        4,939 | 
                        35,836 | 
                        28,830 | 
                        38,464 | 
                        24,555 | 
                        3,103 | 
                        326 | 
                        136,053 | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Females | 
                        998 | 
                        11,024 | 
                        10,877 | 
                        14,599 | 
                        9,015 | 
                        685 | 
                        100 | 
                        47,298 | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Total | 
                        5,937 | 
                        46,860 | 
                        39,707 | 
                        53,063 | 
                        33,570 | 
                        3,788 | 
                        426 | 
                        183,351 | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                        NAVY | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Males | 
                        3,644 | 
                        22,933 | 
                        15,208 | 
                        20,582 | 
                        10,189 | 
                        1,044 | 
                        341 | 
                        73,941 | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Females | 
                        481 | 
                        4,638 | 
                        3,832 | 
                        4,776 | 
                        1,954 | 
                        115 | 
                        79 | 
                        15,875 | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Total | 
                        4,125 | 
                        27,571 | 
                        19,040 | 
                        25,358 | 
                        12,143 | 
                        1,159 | 
                        420 | 
                        89,816 | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                        MARINE CORPS | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Males | 
                        1,640 | 
                        16,433 | 
                        13,144 | 
                        17,121 | 
                        7,639 | 
                        569 | 
                        165 | 
                        56,711 | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Females | 
                        132 | 
                        1,735 | 
                        1,588 | 
                        1,667 | 
                        642 | 
                        47 | 
                        20 | 
                        5,831 | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Total | 
                        1,772 | 
                        18,168 | 
                        14,732 | 
                        18,788 | 
                        8,281 | 
                        616 | 
                        185 | 
                        62,542 | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                        AIR FORCE | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Males | 
                        1,821 | 
                        14,788 | 
                        9,565 | 
                        8,817 | 
                        2,758 | 
                        183 | 
                        394 | 
                        38,326 | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Females | 
                        461 | 
                        5,293 | 
                        4,590 | 
                        5,257 | 
                        1,791 | 
                        72 | 
                        167 | 
                        17,631 | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Total | 
                        2,282 | 
                        20,081 | 
                        14,155 | 
                        14,074 | 
                        4,549 | 
                        255 | 
                        561 | 
                        55,957 | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                        TOTAL DoD | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Males | 
                        12,044 | 
                        89,990 | 
                        66,747 | 
                        84,984 | 
                        45,141 | 
                        4,899 | 
                        1,226 | 
                        305,031 | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Females | 
                        2,072 | 
                        22,690 | 
                        20,887 | 
                        26,299 | 
                        13,402 | 
                        919 | 
                        366 | 
                        86,635 | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Total | 
                        14,116 | 
                        112,680 | 
                        87,634 | 
                        111,283 | 
                        58,543 | 
                        5,818 | 
                        1,592 | 
                        391,666 | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                        1980,  18-23 YR  OLD CIVILIANS  | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Males | 
                        1,286,646 | 
                        3,785,416 | 
                        1,853,499 | 
                        2,056,399 | 
                        2,628,481 | 
                        1,280,715 | 
                        0 | 
                        12,891,156 | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Females | 
                        731,527 | 
                        3,370,373 | 
                        2,032,982 | 
                        2,589,632 | 
                        2,716,012 | 
                        1,077,339 | 
                        0 | 
                        12,517,865 | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Total | 
                        2,018,173 | 
                        7,155,789 | 
                        3,886,481 | 
                        4,646,031 | 
                        5,344,493 | 
                        2,358,054 | 
                        0 | 
                        25,409,021 | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                            *  Refers to NPS individuals whose first formal application (Physical or ASVAB) was in FY 1997.  
                                    Source:  Civilian data from Profile of American Youth (Washington, DC:  Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense 
                                  [Manpower, Reserve Affairs, and Logistics], 1982). | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                        ARMY | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Males | 
                        3.63% | 
                        26.34% | 
                        21.19% | 
                        28.27% | 
                        18.05% | 
                        2.28% | 
                        0.24% | 
                        100.00% | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Females | 
                        2.11% | 
                        23.31% | 
                        23.00% | 
                        30.87% | 
                        19.06% | 
                        1.45% | 
                        0.21% | 
                        100.00% | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Total | 
                        3.24% | 
                        25.56% | 
                        21.66% | 
                        28.94% | 
                        18.31% | 
                        2.07% | 
                        0.23% | 
                        100.00% | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                        NAVY | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Males | 
                        4.93% | 
                        31.02% | 
                        20.57% | 
                        27.84% | 
                        13.78% | 
                        1.41% | 
                        0.46% | 
                        100.00% | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Females | 
                        3.03% | 
                        29.22% | 
                        24.14% | 
                        30.09% | 
                        12.31% | 
                        0.72% | 
                        0.50% | 
                        100.00% | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Total | 
                        4.59% | 
                        30.70% | 
                        21.20% | 
                        28.23% | 
                        13.52% | 
                        1.29% | 
                        0.47% | 
                        100.00% | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                        MARINE CORPS | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Males | 
                        2.89% | 
                        28.98% | 
                        23.18% | 
                        30.19% | 
                        13.47% | 
                        1.00% | 
                        0.29% | 
                        100.00% | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Females | 
                        2.26% | 
                        29.75% | 
                        27.23% | 
                        28.59% | 
                        11.01% | 
                        0.81% | 
                        0.34% | 
                        100.00% | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Total | 
                        2.83% | 
                        29.05% | 
                        23.56% | 
                        30.04% | 
                        13.24% | 
                        0.98% | 
                        0.30% | 
                        100.00% | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                        AIR FORCE | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Males | 
                        4.75% | 
                        38.58% | 
                        24.96% | 
                        23.01% | 
                        7.20% | 
                        0.48% | 
                        1.03% | 
                        100.00% | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Females | 
                        2.61% | 
                        30.02% | 
                        26.03% | 
                        29.82% | 
                        10.16% | 
                        0.41% | 
                        0.95% | 
                        100.00% | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Total | 
                        4.08% | 
                        35.89% | 
                        25.30% | 
                        25.15% | 
                        8.13% | 
                        0.46% | 
                        1.00% | 
                        100.00% | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                        TOTAL DoD | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Males | 
                        3.95% | 
                        29.50% | 
                        21.88% | 
                        27.86% | 
                        14.80% | 
                        1.61% | 
                        0.40% | 
                        100.00% | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Females | 
                        2.39% | 
                        26.19% | 
                        24.11% | 
                        30.36% | 
                        15.47% | 
                        1.06% | 
                        0.42% | 
                        100.00% | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Total | 
                        3.60% | 
                        28.77% | 
                        22.37% | 
                        28.41% | 
                        14.95% | 
                        1.49% | 
                        0.41% | 
                        100.00% | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                        1980, 18-23 YR OLD CIVILIANS    | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Males | 
                        9.98% | 
                        29.36% | 
                        14.38% | 
                        15.95% | 
                        20.39% | 
                        9.93% | 
                        0.00% | 
                        100.00% | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Females | 
                        5.84% | 
                        26.92% | 
                        16.24% | 
                        20.69% | 
                        21.70% | 
                        8.61% | 
                        0.00% | 
                        100.00% | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Total | 
                        7.94% | 
                        28.16% | 
                        15.30% | 
                        18.28% | 
                        21.03% | 
                        9.28% | 
                        0.00% | 
                        100.00% | 
                     
                    
                            *  Refers to NPS individuals whose first formal application (Physical or ASVAB) was in FY 1997. 
                                    Rows may not add to totals due to rounding. 
                                    Source:  Civilian data from Profile of American Youth (Washington, DC:  Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense 
                                   [Manpower, Reserve Affairs, and Logistics], 1982). | 
                     
                 
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