D9 - Female NPS Active Enlisted by Service, FYs 1964,1970 - '98

Table D-9. Female NPS Active Component Enlisted Accessions by Service with Civilian Comparison Group,
FYs 1964, 1970-1998

FISCAL YEAR*

SERVICE

 

 

 

 

18-24 YR OLD CIVILIANS

ARMY

 

NAVY

 

MARINE CORPS

 

AIR FORCE

 

TOTAL DoD

 

#

%

 

#

%

 

#

%

 

#

%

 

#

%

 

%

1964**

3,688

0.9%

 

1,964

0.8%

 

682

0.8%

 

2,016

0.7%

 

8,350

0.8%

 

54.1%

1970

5,702

4.0%

 

2,299

3.0%

 

1,079

2.0%

 

4,379

6.0%

 

13,459

3.9%

 

54.3%

1971

5,193

3.0%

 

2,453

3.0%

 

1,097

2.0%

 

4,189

4.0%

 

12,932

3.1%

 

53.3%

1972

5,667

1.2%

 

1,550

2.5%

 

1,194

1.3%

 

4,584

5.4%

 

12,995

1.8%

 

52.3%

1973

8,336

4.9%

 

4,949

5.3%

 

691

1.4%

 

6,339

6.8%

 

20,315

5.0%

 

52.0%

1974

15,083

8.4%

 

6,711

7.5%

 

850

1.9%

 

8,174

11.1%

 

30,818

7.9%

 

52.0%

1975

18,540

10.3%

 

6,781

6.9%

 

1,325

2.3%

 

9,752

13.2%

 

36,398

8.9%

 

51.8%

1976

15,792

8.8%

 

5,128

5.6%

 

1,261

2.5%

 

8,613

12.0%

 

30,794

7.8%

 

51.5%

1977

18,921

8.7%

 

5,921

4.6%

 

1,783

3.1%

 

12,276

13.4%

 

38,901

7.9%

 

51.5%

1978

17,315

14.2%

 

5,627

7.2%

 

2,192

5.8%

 

12,409

18.5%

 

37,543

12.3%

 

51.1%

1979

17,196

13.4%

 

8,705

11.3%

 

2,137

5.5%

 

13,307

20.0%

 

41,345

13.3%

 

51.0%

1980

22,386

14.1%

 

10,697

12.1%

 

2,250

5.4%

 

13,474

18.9%

 

48,807

13.5%

 

50.9%

1981

17,064

15.6%

 

8,987

10.5%

 

2,143

5.5%

 

9,719

13.8%

 

37,913

12.5%

 

50.8%

1982

15,183

12.6%

 

8,238

10.3%

 

2,226

5.9%

 

8,520

12.7%

 

34,167

11.2%

 

50.8%

1983

16,576

12.5%

 

8,245

11.2%

 

1,987

5.4%

 

8,759

14.5%

 

35,567

11.7%

 

50.6%

1984

16,900

13.0%

 

7,715

10.0%

 

2,121

5.4%

 

8,649

14.6%

 

35,385

11.6%

 

50.8%

1985

15,401

12.9%

 

9,733

11.7%

 

2,174

6.4%

 

10,943

16.9%

 

38,251

12.7%

 

50.8%

1986

15,332

12.1%

 

8,802

10.0%

 

2,147

6.2%

 

11,778

18.4%

 

38,059

12.1%

 

50.9%

1987

16,262

13.5%

 

7,705

8.8%

 

1,790

5.3%

 

10,149

18.6%

 

35,906

12.1%

 

50.8%

1988

14,265

13.5%

 

9,799

10.9%

 

2,101

6.0%

 

8,011

19.7%

 

34,176

12.6%

 

51.2%

1989

16,048

14.3%

 

10,790

12.0%

 

2,092

6.4%

 

9,157

21.2%

 

38,087

13.7%

 

51.3%

1990

12,603

14.9%

 

7,951

11.3%

 

1,747

5.3%

 

7,298

20.4%

 

29,599

13.2%

 

51.1%

1991

11,266

14.5%

 

6,394

9.3%

 

1,606

5.4%

 

6,452

21.7%

 

25,718

12.5%

 

51.0%

1992

12,452

16.3%

 

8,190

14.0%

 

1,595

5.0%

 

7,538

21.7%

 

29,775

14.8%

 

50.9%

1993

11,801

16.0%

 

8,013

12.7%

 

1,595

4.6%

 

6,966

22.3%

 

28,375

14.0%

 

50.7%

1994

11,168

18.2%

 

8,989

16.8%

 

1,720

5.4%

 

7,085

23.8%

 

28,962

16.4%

 

50.4%

1995

10,749

18.7%

 

9,371

19.9%

 

1,882

5.9%

 

7,443

24.2%

 

29,445

17.6%

 

50.3%

1996

14,138

20.2%

 

6,861

14.9%

 

2,174

6.7%

 

7,953

26.0%

 

31,126

17.4%

 

50.3%

1997

15,271

20.2%

 

6,935

14.1%

 

2,440

7.2%

 

8,422

28.0%

 

33,068

17.5%

 

50.0%

1998

12,913

18.9%

 

8,897

19.0%

 

2,486

7.4%

 

8,246

26.1%

 

32,542

18.1%

 

49.9%

 * Data for FYs 1964 and 1970-1972 are based upon voluntary enlistments only. They do not include drafted inductees.

 ** FY 1964 was the last pre-Vietnam conscription year.

 Source: Civilian data 1964, 1970-1972 from Labor Force Statistics derived from the Current Population Survey, 1948-87 (Washington, DC: Bureau of Labor Statistics, August, 1988); Civilian data 1973-present from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey monthly files. Civilian data prior to 1989 represent calendar year.

 Service data 1964, 1970-1972 from Patterson, D.A., & Haskins, J.A., The Air Force, Conscription, and the All-Volunteer Force (Montgomery, AL: Air University Press, December 1987) and OASD(FMP)(MPP)(AP). Service data 1973-present from the Defense Manpower Data Center.


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