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                        Table B-17.  FY 1997 PS Active Component Enlisted Accessions by AFQT Category, Service, and Gender  with Civilian Comparison Group | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                        a.  Number | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                          | 
                        AFQT CATEGORY | 
                        TOTAL | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                        GENDER | 
                        I | 
                        II | 
                        IIIA | 
                        IIIB | 
                        IV | 
                        Other/Unk.* | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                        ARMY | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Males | 
                        310 | 
                        1,941 | 
                        1,277 | 
                        1,342 | 
                        87 | 
                        74 | 
                        5,031 | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Females | 
                        26 | 
                        263 | 
                        197 | 
                        195 | 
                        5 | 
                        14 | 
                        700 | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Total | 
                        336 | 
                        2,204 | 
                        1,474 | 
                        1,537 | 
                        92 | 
                        88 | 
                        5,731 | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                        NAVY | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Males | 
                        32 | 
                        284 | 
                        101 | 
                        36 | 
                        2 | 
                        205 | 
                        660 | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Females | 
                        3 | 
                        11 | 
                        2 | 
                        1 | 
                        0 | 
                        7 | 
                        24 | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Total | 
                        35 | 
                        295 | 
                        103 | 
                        37 | 
                        2 | 
                        212 | 
                        684 | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                        MARINE CORPS | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Males | 
                        8 | 
                        84 | 
                        46 | 
                        42 | 
                        0 | 
                        1 | 
                        181 | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Females | 
                        0 | 
                        3 | 
                        3 | 
                        4 | 
                        0 | 
                        0 | 
                        10 | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Total | 
                        8 | 
                        87 | 
                        49 | 
                        46 | 
                        0 | 
                        1 | 
                        191 | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                        AIR FORCE | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Males | 
                        12 | 
                        13 | 
                        2 | 
                        1 | 
                        0 | 
                        159 | 
                        187 | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Females | 
                        2 | 
                        5 | 
                        1 | 
                        0 | 
                        0 | 
                        27 | 
                        35 | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Total | 
                        14 | 
                        18 | 
                        3 | 
                        1 | 
                        0 | 
                        186 | 
                        222 | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                        TOTAL DoD | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Males | 
                        362 | 
                        2,322 | 
                        1,426 | 
                        1,421 | 
                        89 | 
                        439 | 
                        6,059 | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Females | 
                        31 | 
                        282 | 
                        203 | 
                        200 | 
                        5 | 
                        48 | 
                        769 | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Total | 
                        393 | 
                        2,604 | 
                        1,629 | 
                        1,621 | 
                        94 | 
                        487 | 
                        6,828 | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                        1980, 18-23 YEAR OLD CIVILIANS  | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Males | 
                        1,286,646 | 
                        3,785,416 | 
                        1,853,499 | 
                        2,056,399 | 
                        2,628,481 | 
                        1,280,715 | 
                        12,891,156 | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Females | 
                        731,527 | 
                        3,370,373 | 
                        2,032,982 | 
                        2,589,632 | 
                        2,716,012 | 
                        1,077,339 | 
                        12,517,865 | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Total | 
                        2,018,173 | 
                        7,155,789 | 
                        3,886,481 | 
                        4,646,031 | 
                        5,344,493 | 
                        2,358,054 | 
                        25,409,021 | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                            Source:  Civilian data from Profile of American Youth  (Washington, DC:  Office of the Assistant Secretary  of Defense [Manpower, Reserve 
                            Affairs, and Logistics], 1982). | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                        *  Service numbers include unknowns. Civilian numbers include AFQT Category V. | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                        b.  Percent | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                        ARMY | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Males | 
                        6.16% | 
                        38.58% | 
                        25.38% | 
                        26.67% | 
                        1.73% | 
                        1.47% | 
                        100.00% | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Females | 
                        3.71% | 
                        37.57% | 
                        28.14% | 
                        27.86% | 
                        0.71% | 
                        2.00% | 
                        100.00% | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Total | 
                        5.86% | 
                        38.46% | 
                        25.72% | 
                        26.82% | 
                        1.61% | 
                        1.54% | 
                        100.00% | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                        NAVY | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Males | 
                        4.85% | 
                        43.03% | 
                        15.30% | 
                        5.45% | 
                        0.30% | 
                        31.06% | 
                        100.00% | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Females | 
                        12.50% | 
                        45.83% | 
                        8.33% | 
                        4.17% | 
                        0.00% | 
                        29.17% | 
                        100.00% | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Total | 
                        5.12% | 
                        43.13% | 
                        15.06% | 
                        5.41% | 
                        0.29% | 
                        30.99% | 
                        100.00% | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                        MARINE CORPS | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Males | 
                        4.42% | 
                        46.41% | 
                        25.41% | 
                        23.20% | 
                        0.00% | 
                        0.55% | 
                        100.00% | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Females | 
                        0.00% | 
                        30.00% | 
                        30.00% | 
                        40.00% | 
                        0.00% | 
                        0.00% | 
                        100.00% | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Total | 
                        4.19% | 
                        45.55% | 
                        25.65% | 
                        24.08% | 
                        0.00% | 
                        0.52% | 
                        100.00% | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                        AIR FORCE | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Males | 
                        6.42% | 
                        6.95% | 
                        1.07% | 
                        0.53% | 
                        0.00% | 
                        85.03% | 
                        100.00% | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Females | 
                        5.71% | 
                        14.29% | 
                        2.86% | 
                        0.00% | 
                        0.00% | 
                        77.14% | 
                        100.00% | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Total | 
                        6.31% | 
                        8.11% | 
                        1.35% | 
                        0.45% | 
                        0.00% | 
                        83.78% | 
                        100.00% | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                        TOTAL DoD | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Males | 
                        5.97% | 
                        38.32% | 
                        23.54% | 
                        23.45% | 
                        1.47% | 
                        7.25% | 
                        100.00% | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Females | 
                        4.03% | 
                        36.67% | 
                        26.40% | 
                        26.01% | 
                        0.65% | 
                        6.24% | 
                        100.00% | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Total | 
                        5.76% | 
                        38.14% | 
                        23.86% | 
                        23.74% | 
                        1.38% | 
                        7.13% | 
                        100.00% | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                        1980, 18-23 YEAR OLD CIVILIANS  | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Males | 
                        9.98% | 
                        29.36% | 
                        14.38% | 
                        15.95% | 
                        20.39% | 
                        9.93% | 
                        100.00% | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Females | 
                        5.84% | 
                        26.92% | 
                        16.24% | 
                        20.69% | 
                        21.70% | 
                        8.61% | 
                        100.00% | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           Total | 
                        7.94% | 
                        28.16% | 
                        15.30% | 
                        18.28% | 
                        21.03% | 
                        9.28% | 
                        100.00% | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                           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). | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                        *  Service numbers include unknowns. Civilian numbers include AFQT Category V. | 
                     
                 
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